Pagan seasons
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Night unfurls As the wind swirls Creaking like an old spring As the birds sing Sleepily like a musical note As the trees rustle restlessly like an old worn coat As the raindrops beat upon the ground As the waves crash all around Like a giant calling from a hillside place We are standing in… Read more
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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
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Strong is the sun And it’s life giving power The earth is awash For here is the hour Sing as the day breaks Party with friends Dance as the sun sets As this joyous day ends Celebrate loudly Abandon your sorrow Don’t welcome the dark Let that be the morrow Read more
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On the eve of May As sunset passes And the world begins to sleep Out of her slumber Flora dances And the young oak king Takes his chances Their love Our union Of Earth and sky A greenwood marriage Igniting fire And passions rage With strong desire Vitality and joy abound Hopes and dreams The… Read more
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The world on a seesaw Perfectly balanced Between dark and light Masculine, feminine Inner and outer But as tomorrow dawns Light will defeat dark Nature is emerging from her long winter sleep Coming alive as the Sun gains strength As the days become longer and warmer And we plant seeds To harness the exuberance of… Read more
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Expectant as the Earth awakes Promises, renewal, rebirth Life forces stirring beneath our feet Hope comes with returning light As birds find their voice in the wakening wood We call to Brigid to heal our hearts To open our arms to the strengthening Sun Come sit alone with your thoughts in the woods Breathe deep… Read more
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As I watch the sun rise and set on the shortest day, I am grateful for my inner light within. As dark steals into the day, I rest in silence, feeling nothing but my breath, my heart beat. My inner calm silences all around, gratitude holds me like a fluffy cloud. And even if the… Read more
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The air bright and crisp Sun warming and bright Blue sky with seldom cloud Like a perfect spring day But the Fungi disguising themselves as leaves Forming garlands around the trees The Autumn colours carpeting the beech wood floor Tell the story of another season Leaves rustle and fallen cobnuts crackle under my feet Birds… Read more
Between the Fires: verses of earth and moon 