For Celine
Background: Celine was disappointed when a poet she had commissioned to write something for her flaked on her.
Background: Celine was disappointed when a poet she had commissioned to write something for her flaked on her. So I offered to write a poem myself! She loves springtime and her spirit plant is the willow. (Celine is also my first ever client!)
Poem for Celine
Like the roots of a willow,
With their tenacity to live -
This is you; willow is you.
Not only do you survive, but you thrive
Like a sunflower that knows spring is coming -
This is you; sunflower is you.
Equivalent to Persephone
Embodying the vernal equinox
Striding towards warmth, a riot of colours, breezy days.
The vista stretches ahead,
Inviting your brave footsteps.
Take heart, dear heart - and soar.
~Adelynne Ong, Oct 2024