Hades Prayer

Hades, lord of the underworld, host of the dead,
stern holder of the boundary between death and life.
Cold flesh becomes spirit, bright eyes glint from shadows,
lovers long parted unite, families join once more--
kind one, fearsome one, all this you see and welcome,
all this you encompass, light in dark, love in death.
Hades unseen, lord of all who have lived and died,
I pray to you. Master of dreams, giver of wealth,
receiver of those most dear to us, lost to us,
treasures all, all within your realm. Great Hades,
guardian of all who have passed to your kingdom,
gracious god to whom we all will go, I praise you.

Box meme

From rowanf

"So, say you were meeting a new person--blind date, new friend, who knows. And you wanted them to have some idea of what kind of person you are, and who you are. But you can't actually tell them in so many words. Instead, you have to give them a box, with a dozen things in it for them to look at/read/listen to/taste/whatever. "What would you put in the box? And a copy of your journal or a link to your LJ would be the same thing as just telling them directly, yourself, so that's not allowed."

1. A picture of my kids.
2. One of my (finished!) quilts.
3. A Thor's hammer (necklace size, not hammer-hallowing size :))
4. A statue of Aphrodite.
5. A book of prayers I've written
6. Our wedding picture.
7. An old (mid-70s) Fantastic Four comic book.
8. A set of Doors CDs
9. A bottle of Mavrodaphne
10. A Nero Wolfe novel (any from the 40s).
11. A blank journal book
12. Roses from my rosebushes