A child standing atop a dolmen

Between the Fires: verses of earth and moon

poems by Zephyra

Druidry

  • Lammas

    The fields are goldenSun and EarthIn union mirth Gather in the harvestStore the grainHope for rain As the farmers reapAnd the loaves riseWe share the prize Of the fruits from our earthAnd under the full moonWe sing natures tune Read more

  • Carningli

    I love arriving on open land Out of a sunken hedgerowWhere gorse and heather growPurple glows amongst the gorseA trickling river makes its courseFrom mountain side to open seaPast purple heather and Rowan treesAnd through it all a simple breeze Curious sheepin Bracken deep And up here I can seeAbsolutely no body A well worn… Read more

  • Calm

    Blissful blue, powder sky, fluffy white clouds passing by The ground alive with butterflies Azure lake shimmering hue Mountains holding snow like glue Cow bells clang in relentless charm This is natures healing calm Read more

  • Guest

    This is your world And I’m a guest Your silver peaked mountain And I’m in awe Your mist rising From the valley floor As swifts fly high In the morning blue sky And the morning wakes This a day makes  Read more

  • Midsummer

    Precious moments sitting by the waters edge Surrounded by Swifts Transfixed by this mesmerising moment of joy Hearing their wings beating And their little slurps of water Watching them graze the shimmering lake Graceful and nimble, swift They fly so close, but always pass It’s a spectacular show Silent special wonder  A gift for midsummer  Read more

  • May

    N’er cast a clout til May is out I heard the shabby old man shout Was it his business any way That I was drenched from heavy rain My skirt was skimpy I must say That wouldn’t keep the ticks away And here I was wet through and cold And here he was quite dry… Read more

  • Air

    I feel the wind in my hair  Breathe the fresh air It’s tender caress, holding me  It’s’ energy, shared with me  The breeze, in the trees In the waves, in the sea  Its’ cloak encircles me  As I cherish the breath, in air I am free I breathe in with the wind And out with… Read more

  • Beginnings

    I feel the awakening of the land Spirits drumming from the sand Sea birds grazing the waters edge Sparrows noisy in the hedge  I sit and hear the Selkies sing A plaintiff call upon the wind Hold our hand, across the sand Sing our song they sing to me And then I feel their energy… Read more

  • Raven

    That I should hear a raven  as I circle Sunwise round the Ring Is it calling me in to sit within? As I sit facing south  the winds energy blows over me directly from the sea Bathing me in   ecstasy  Facing north my feet are heavy They feel rooted into the ground I feel… Read more

  • Awakening

    Today I was reborn Cleansed by the cold spring And from sleep on the Grove’s floor I awoke to the joy of life  Rising from a subconscious slumber  Into fully consciousness I felt the light I pushed away all that holds me back To be a light for others To practice peace And love And… Read more

  • Wisdom

    For I am old and wise  Years of life I’ve seen Nurtured my precious children And natures finest green Imagined a life around nature My garden a haven for bees With pollinator flowers And wonderful life giving trees What is my sense of purpose? My mission in this world Have I drifted from a career… Read more

  • Sacred grove

    I’m in my Grove It’s Chanctonbury Ring I press my feet hard onto the ground I see ancient people all around I’m sitting there wise and still I can hear them Thrill I can see people frolicking in the sea naked laughing dancing My feet press firmer into the ground I open my arms to… Read more

  • I am woman

    I am a bold and beautiful woman Treading lightly on our precious  Earth I feel her light and powerful energy Ebbing and flowing with each seasons birth I am a strong courageous woman Full of hope and joy and truth I am a tender gentle woman Wishing peace upon all Earth I am a wild… Read more

  • Quietly

    Building my space Gathering stones and driftwood from the beach Fossils found long ago Bright shiny stones  From my jewellery box All with their own stories And me with mine A bubu given by a dear friend A singing bowl  Hagstones on a spiral wire And mermaids and fairies  Flags and crystals  Their memories  Sit… Read more

  • Summer

    Sun rising, Before the birds sing Summers here, The waves ring Celebrations, Happy day Happy Solstice, Let’s go and play Frolic in the summer waves Rest on the sunny sand Run naked through the woods Holding natures outstretched hand Lie under a shady tree Feel the pulse of natures drum Hear the Earth sing her… Read more