shojiwax.com<p><strong>The last fire of Autumn.</strong></p><pre>The last fire of Autumn drops its ember leaves.<br>Lantern lights as<br>Persephone descends<br>casting a wake of grain <br>and grey <br>and cold <br>and sleep.</pre><p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greek myth of Persephone</a> involves her abduction by Hades, the god of the underworld, which marked the transition from summer to winter. </p><p>As the daughter of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, Persephone’s descent into the underworld signified the end of summer.</p><p>Demeter, heartbroken by her daughter’s absence, would withdraw her blessings from the earth, causing crops to wither and leading to the onset of winter. </p><p>Persephone would return each spring to reignite the world in a ceaseless cycle of bounty and decay.</p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shojiwax.com/tag/australia/" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shojiwax.com/tag/blackandwhite/" target="_blank">#blackAndWhite</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shojiwax.com/tag/canberra/" target="_blank">#Canberra</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shojiwax.com/tag/nature/" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shojiwax.com/tag/photography/" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shojiwax.com/tag/poetry/" target="_blank">#poetry</a></p>