All as it must be

PLOT POINT: Knowing that her daughter will return in time, Demeter reluctantly accepts the terms of the bargain.

I’m told she will return
Deep from below she’ll journey back to me 
And I am forced to learn
All that is and all as it must be

And though my heart will yearn
Winter will come and steal my joy from me 
And I am forced to learn
All that is and all as it must be
From everything I’ve lost 
There’s everything to gain 
Bear witness to the cost 
And honour my pain

And so the seasons turn
Soon is the Spring that calls her back to me 
And I have come to learn
All that is and all as it must be

And so returns the corn 
And so returns the grain 
A ritual is born
To honour my pain