Good Demeter mothering keeps a child in the heat and passion of life which immortalize and establish soulfulness. Mothering involves not only physical survival and achievementโDemeter's grain and fruitโit is also concerned with guiding a child to his or her unknown depths and the mystery of fate.
Thomas MooreAnd the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.
Thomas MooreAll that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.
Thomas Moore