Corona Borealis

a maiden fair from far away,
her life was so filled with woe.
she laid a trap to kill her brother
and win her charming beau.

success attained, she took a vow
to love him throughout forever.
he took her from her childhood home
and commanded she return never.

upon an isle in the sea
the newlyweds did land.
for another woman’s pretty face
he left her alone in the sand.

rescued by a kindly god,
who had been struck by cupid’s arrow,
our maiden did find love again
near the land of the pharaoh.

upon her death, her husband’s grief
no remedy could drown.
to honor her and their love throughout all time,
he did place among the stars her crown.

now we look up in the sky
in never-ending admiration
at ariadne’s corona borealis
as it lights a dark heavenly nation.