“The moon rose, an opalescent goddess tipping light from her harsh maternal scimitar.”
Source: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“Goddess who delights in the ruin of the rose,
Prolong the night!”
Déesse à qui plaît la ruine des roses,
Prolonge la nuit !
Prolonge la Nuit http://www.reneevivien.com/evocations.html#feuilles (Prolong the Night), trans. Margaret Porter
Évocations http://www.reneevivien.com/evocations.html (1903)
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Déesse à qui plaît la ruine des roses, Prolonge la nuit !
Évocations http://www.reneevivien.com/evocations.html (1903)
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