Hades

HADES

A Poem by Michael Woodhead
Copyright © 1969, 2024

Deep within the Stygian depths
Hades, ruler of the dead, sits beside his wife—
Persephone, queen of the lower world
Third brother to Zeus, and god of wealth
Possesses the Helmet of Invisibility
Unpitying
Inexorable
Terrible but just
Hades, lord of the dead