To this World she returned.
But with a tinge of that－
A Compound manner,
As a Sod
Espoused a Violet, 5
That chiefer to the Skies
Than to himself, allied,
Dwelt hesitating, half of Dust,
And half of Day, the Bride.
But with a tinge of that－
A Compound manner,
As a Sod
Espoused a Violet, 5
That chiefer to the Skies
Than to himself, allied,
Dwelt hesitating, half of Dust,
And half of Day, the Bride.
(F.815/J.830)
[1] this World:: contrary to the Underworld governed by Hades. she:: Persephone, daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of spring.
[3] Compound manner:: Persephone lives half time in earth, half in the Underworld.
[4] Sod:: the earth; a vulgar term of abuse for a male person (OED 1818); in Greek myth, Poseidon governs the sea, Zeus the sky, and Hades the earth below. Persephone was abducted by Hades.
[5] Violet:: a flower of species pansies, a hint on Persephone.
[6] chiefer:: Espoused and chiefer hint at Persephone, from the letters used.
[7] Himself:: a Sod and Himself hint at Hades.
[8] half of Dust:: the time Persephone lives in this dusty human world.
[9] half, the Bride:: the time she lives with Hades as his bride.