Cutting the Golden Bough, the Siren warns,

is the passport you carry to the underworld.

The tree knows the gravity of these words

which Aeneas in his passion overlooked .

The ritual is repeated time and again and Aeneid

with access to the Pan's knowledge, watches.

The truth unfolds.

Each phase enacts the story of man and woman's love,

the fire that consumes unrelenting.

The consuming fire of love,

the kiss, the mistletoe.

Sushama Karnik.

Tighe O'Donoghue Ross

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CUTTING THE GOLDEN BOUGH…(final)

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Françoise Dhulesia

I like how the Aeneid and the Celtic cult are beautified and adorn one another under the epic grandeur of your narrative.

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