Out of the sea on rising foam
Venus emerges,
makes herself at home,
and the Gods all pause a moment to look
and admire and plan…
and their canny brains cook…
The Goddesses, too– they look and they see
a sister to them
and a rival-to-be…
For the proper attentions, there must always be,
to Wisdom, and
to Fidelity.
And Discord smiles to see this birth:
Her job’s secure
forever on Earth!
CL Redding 2005
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