And No Birds Sing

Persophone on her mobile to Ceres her mummy telling her not to worry but she's gone to Hell with her new squeeze Hades and not to throw a wobbly everything will be alright (she'll write) but the signal gets cut off as she goes underground and the train hurtles in to the station. The last thing she hears is Ceres crying. Mummy can't think with grief even gives her precious garden the cold shoulder. Winter etches itself into her heart. Persophone having a real good time doesn't keep her promise to write (it slips her mind to phone home) . Ceres finally convinces some top bod (who thinks he's God) to give the nod to Hades and rather reluctantly (truculantly) darling daughter finally makes it home wild delight in her eyes as if nothing has happened 'Wot...wot! ? ' laughing & grossly elaborating the tale she has to tell her laughter whtie white wreathed in a secret smile a pomegranate seed caught in the gap of her front teeth (a gap Hades loves) . Sprig arrives back on earth and for the moment birds sing.