I took a slow walk,
out of the yard,
through the trees
that border the acreage,
into the woods
on the farm beyond,
picking my way slowly
across wet peat,
through grass tall or grazed low,
wandering between trees,
down cut lines
across clearings...
looking, watching and listening
to all the beings busy with life
hurrying to finish the season
while Saule still warms.
Forest and meadow were full
with ancient life-magicks
everywhere, not quite hidden.
In a silent glade,
Faeries danced courtly in a Sunbeam,
masked as Crane Flies,
daring a stray human to join the dance,
while Trees watched, laughing softly.
I tipped my head and walked on, slowly.
Not far away an old field hosted
the witches of Bird Goddess:
a Coven of Robins,
casting spells with ears cocked to Earth,
fattening for journeys to come and
wary of intruding eyes.
Farther back, at the far edge of the field, warier still,
a Congregation of Magpies slipped away,
their mystic conversations no business
of passing wanderers.
Unseen, Ravens called, speaking to farflung cohorts
in the ancient tongue of the Goddess.
I walked on, admiring the confidence of late flowers,
the industry of insects,
passing through deep pockets of shade
realm of Earth Mother Mara and
soaking in Saule's warmth in
the meadows where she still holds sway.
I returned home content to have
brushed against the hem of their Mysteries,
feeling their ancient magick
humming in the dark warmth of my blood,
flickering golden at the edge of vision,
feeding my soul the rich energy that
flows from the play of Dark and Light.
Now, there is work to do in the yard,
as Autumn is coming.
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| Campanula rotundifolia (alaskana) / Harebells |
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| Fringed Aster / Symphyotrichum ciliolatum |
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| Yarrow / Achillea millefolium |
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| Grass of Parnassus / Parnassia palustris |
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| Deep Woods Fern |
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| Congregation of Magpies Just Disappeared in the Gap |
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| Dragonfly in the Grass |
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| Tall Buttercup / Ranunculus acris |
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| Snowberry / Symphoricarpos albus |
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