Rites and Wrongs Again and yet again most daughters of Danaus carry water to the sieve. They may not stop. The Gods will not forgive Their murders of the cousins wanting love Beyond a kiss. That Father told them to Is no excuse. Why heed an order from The very man who bargained with those come To keep the peace? Was death exactly due? One sister struck her own deal with her mate: Only if she stayed a virgin would He live till dawn. However, neither could Hold out much longer: Fate indeed is Fate. With siblings all caught up in tragedy, These two were meant to found a dynasty. Jane Blanchard Jane Blanchard lives and writes in Georgia. Her sonnets have recently appeared in Adanna, Emrys Journal, The French Literary Review, The Healing Muse, Silkworm, and Valley Voices. Her collections—the shorter Unloosed and the longer Tides & Currents—are available from Kelsay Books.
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