A Sonnet for Nemesis
by Pia
In the lily garden, a
ripe smell blooms
around blood's fevered
swell, and bone's
sharp breaks.
Weeping willow lies on
curves, and entombs
shudder breaths, the
body soft as it
quakes.
By clenched hand a
cheerful feather shouts
white
and is crushed in
fingers of rising flesh,
rippled muscles and
broken ribs delight
in taunting Leda's
memory afresh.
She soars beyond
Olympus'
mighty gates
And settles ablaze in
Luna's stars.
There her healing body
will calm await
the livid glitter, the
dull red of Mars
For in this begins her
sweet genesis
A transformation; love's
first Nemesis.
Nemesis
by Phillupus
Speed to us on black wings--
O avenger, giver of justice!--
and make my enemies
repent of evil things!
Stike merciless, not cruel--
O avenger, giver of justice!--
when I implore with pleas
against tyranny's rule!
Sweep your shadow silent--
O avenger, giver of justice!--
o'er those, in all degrees
that are unkind, violent!
With tangled, wind-blown hair--
O avenger, giver of justice!--
fly down, by gods' decrees,
defend rights and truths fair!
Even down to Hades--
O avenger, giver of justice!--
don't give wrongdoers ease,
most furious of ladies!
Like light to those entombed--
O avenger, giver of justice!--
as virtue rights and frees,
your promise for the doomed!
So come now, quickly come--
O avenger, giver of justice!--
as cold upon the breeze
to increase virtue's sum!
Prayer to Nemesis
by Rebecca Buchanan
Divine Fury
Righteous Anger
Winged Vengeance
Daughter of Ancient Night
Sister of the Evening Dancers
who guard the Golden Apples of Immortality
Who keeps Fortune in check
and brings low the proud
Who is the sword of blind Justice
and metes the punishment ordained by fair Law
Inviolable Swan
Hear my prayer
And deliver due justice unto ____
Hymn to Nemesis
by Erynn Laurie
Also
deadly Nyx bore Nemesis to afflict mortal man
- Hesiod
I was not always fury's sword
judgment's scales
you fear me but I am only balance
justice
I give only what is due
Hadrian's Freemen worshipped me --
to them my face was kindly
my sword struck off their chains
I bring bright fortune
holy retribution
cosmic restoration
no man knows my origins
daughter of Okeanos
or Nyx
of Erebus
or Zeus
the poets do not agree
only I know the name of the mother who bore me
I am called beloved
I am called implacable
they say my vultures feast on the bowels of my enemies
they are right
