ELEUSIS
PLOT POINT: After days of searching, Demeter reaches the town of Eleusis. The kindness and humour of the local women help her to regain hope.
I will not cease to hope, I am her mother
And she is my light
I’ll leave no path untrod, no stone uncovered
’Til I find my flower bright
I try to seek the truth, to find an answer
Maybe I held on far too tight?
Maybe she slipped away and chose a lover
As other girls do every night?
I will not pass a door that I can open
No fence too high, no service too lowly
I wander many days and many nights
Hide my face behind my eyes
I have found tenderness, I have found kindness
Even so, it’s just the same
The women gather round to soothe my sorrow
Try to make me smile
Remind me that life is more than pain
I hold a seed of hope that I will find her
Once again, my precious maid
And she will gather flowers and dance the meadow
As always was, and always will be
Once again