Meet Juno

Juno

In my numerous trips to the thrift store, I chance to find unusual pieces of art,

In this case, it was a statue head of a Roman Goddess who stole my heart,

Her name is Juno and she is their goddess of everything of womanly interest,

Marriage, childbirth, advise, money are her duties- she is the Roman Pinterest,

Cast by hand in sandstone in 1984,

She has a face that most would certainly adore,

She wears her hair back in what we would call a scrunchie,

A fashion-forward trendsetter no doubt, I’m sure she was quite spunky,

She wears a modest “crown” of sorts upon her wavy hair,

The daughter of Saturn and wife of Jupiter, she has a certain flair,

She sits upon our kitchen counter, adding regalness to our décor,

I thought she was beautiful there, but needed something more,

I purchased her a used black/red checkered winter hat,

Then added a set of black earmuffs, and knew that was that,

I then decided each season she would require a different look,

Something fun to amuse me because I really don’t like to cook,

I’m contemplating a Santa hat for Christmas, an Easter bonnet too,

A bandana, a visor, or maybe a baseball cap, to only name a few,

The choices, they are many,

The ideas- I have are plenty.

Tammy Harvey

Written:  December 30, 2017