I will be offline this weekend as I immerse myself in the Elemental magic of the Crossroads with RJ Stewart and Anastacia Nutt. So I leave you with this. Remember: Poetry is the oldest form of human magic and is best appreciated when spoken (and heard) aloud. DREAMS WITHIN DREAMS by Fiona MacLeod (William Sharp) … Read more
I love this poem for the days of Lughnasadh, and so even though the actual holiday has passed, I am encoring it again. Especially appropriate for these days of upheaval, uncertainty, and foreboding, I send you blessings of faith, and wish you abundant, miraculous harvests. Little Summer Poem Touching the Subject of Faith by Mary … Read more
From Angela Magara’s masterpiece, Earth Psalms – a slim volume that belongs on every shelf. It is based on the biblical Psalms, but infused with poetry that beats with the heart of Earth-based spirituality. Blessings and gratitude to our beloved Gaia, Mother Earth, on Her sacred day today! Let us vow to better honor and … Read more
This is an encore post I shared a few years ago. I think it deserves another telling. Remember, poetry is meant to be read aloud (especially for those people who think they do not care for it much). Poetry is the world’s oldest spell casting, and speaking poetry will make all the difference. Have a … Read more
Let me find my way to the well, Let me find my way to the well. Let me quench my thirst With the waters of the earth. Let me find my way to the well. Let me find my way to the fire, Let me find my way to the fire. In Brigid’s sacred fire … Read more
Once again, as I have for all but the very first year or two, I am joining in the Poetry for Brigid Festival. This is an annual world-wide event in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland and Goddess of healing, smithcraft, and poetry (to name a few of Her purviews). It is held throughout … Read more
A re-run from 2010, but so lovely for this grey morning, I wanted to encore it. Enjoy. Oh Sweet Irrational Worship by Thomas Merton Wind and a bobwhite And the afternoon sun. By ceasing to question the sun I have become light, Bird and wind. My leaves sing. I am earth, earth All these lighted … Read more
For Light by John O’Donohue (1956-2008) from To Bless the Space Between Us Light cannot see inside things. That is what the dark is for: Minding the interior, Nurturing the draw of growth Through places where death In its own way turns into life. In the glare of neon times, Let our eyes not be … Read more
The prolific and beloved Irish poet, writer, and teacher, Seamus Heaney, has died. Heaney received the highest accolades for his work, including the Nobel Prize in Literature (1995), the Golden Wreath of Poetry (2001), the T. S. Eliot Prize (2006) and two Whitbread prizes (1996 and 1999). He was both the Harvard and the Oxford … Read more
As you may remember, for most of last year, I celebrated “Goddess Sundays” here on my site. One of the Divine Ones to whom I am devoted is the Goddess Kuan Yin. You may recall I wrote about Her here. Just this week, some of those blessings were returned when I received several emails from … Read more