Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr

Author:Wendy Orr
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2018-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

Nunu puts a firm hand on my arm. The touch steadies me, but her glare is a clear reminder, Don’t upset the priest-folk – or your mother! Which is really the same thing, because I don’t know what will happen if Mama begins to wail right now.

Luckily, though she understands it’s a ritual, standing silently with her hand on her heart, she doesn’t seem to have noticed what the last sacrifice was. I step in front of her to block her view as the priests pile flowers and fruit onto the young woman’s body before carrying it to the sanctuary.

The Lady and Sarpedon lead the way, the Lady singing a hymn to the goddess,

Open your heart, Great Mother,

open your heart as you open the doors

into your underworld dark and drear

accept this woman with the gifts she bears

into your realm of winter death

and release your daughter,

maiden of spring, bringer of life,

release her into our world

to bring life to our season.

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