
Out of morning mist
through the tall, bare avenue
the sun’s disc appears
Copyright Francis 2021
Out of morning mist
through the tall, bare avenue
the sun’s disc appears
Copyright Francis 2021
Chill wind in my face,
a cat watching from inside.
Heating on all day.
Copyright Francis 2021
The day snow returned,
buds showing on the blackthorn —
chilblains on my toes
Copyright Francis 2021
Brigid, we parted one February,
an ending for us as the swelling of spring began.
Your name was not Brigid;
the Irvines were lowland Scots, after all,
but you resembled that Irish princess
with the auburn hair, the green eyes,
that cover of the paperback you had lent me
which had entranced me so.
What is it about chemistry?
Or is it music, the way cello and violin
complement one another?
Does the body reflect the soul,
or is flesh mere pretense to mask the true intention?
Things are clearer now —
weren’t we in love with love?
So much easier to bear than with each other,
where loss, pain and misery are set off,
the ticking time bomb of this duality.
And I didn’t say… but I saw you the other day,
older, wiser, a family of your own
but with the same look in your eyes,
so green.
Brigid, though decades now separate us,
I am glad of our anonymity,
the memory of what love might be.
Copyright Francis 2021
***Written for Earth Weal Weekly Challenge regarding Imbolc.
Samhain, also known as Halloween, is the final spoke in the Wheel of the Year. It is often viewed as the Witches’ New Year, and the final harvest before we plunge into the darkness of the coming months. Samhain is a time when the veil between the living and the dead becomes extremely thin and […]
Simple Samhain Celebrations & Rituals — Magick & Alchemy
Cleanse, bless, and protect your home at Samhain season with this beautiful and fragrant ritual. As we approach Samhain (AKA Halloween), the veil thins. This is the veil between seen and unseen, known and unknown, living and dead. Naturally, this makes Samhain season a time of great magical power. As the Wheel of the Year […]
Home Blessing Ritual for Samhain Season — Tess Whitehurst
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*Samhain festival and ‘Celtic’.
The Wiccan holiday named Samhain is just around the corner. Samhain is a Wiccan sabbat that is held on October 31. Some people view it as the secular holiday named Halloween. However, Samhain is one of the most important sabbats on the calendar. Samhain is a Wiccan’s new year. It is also a day that […]
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