Thursday, February 2, 2012

Cross Posting: I Keep Vigil to the Fire

Teo Bishop posted an invite over at Bishop in the Grove for readers to contribute to I Keep Vigil to the Fire, offering a suggested format to write poetry in honor of Brighid.

I am an eleventh hour contributer, but I was inspired, so offered my own writings, copied below.  But you should check out all the other entries, they are wonderful.

Imbolc Poetry for a Goddess:

I keep vigil
To the fire
In my heart.

I keep vigil
Tho all seems lost
Forever dark.

I look into the deep night
For Brighid
The Shining One

She comes in silence,
And kindles the Flame
Once quenched by despair.

I keep vigil
To the fire
In my heart

I feed the flame
As a mother nurses a child
With the milk of hope.

I feed the flame
Tho storms rage outside
And the candles flicker with uncertainty.

I feed the flame
And see the strength of her forge
With the creation of new found faith.

I keep vigil
To the fire
In my heart.

I keep vigil
May Brighid bless
My home, my hearth, my heart.

1 comment:

  1. Awesome!!! I really enjoyed that! :) I have been sick for about th elast week or so, and have finally made my re-emergence with the living. I will be starting the tarot readings again for those I have not gotten to yet. I am not sure if it;s blogger or what but I am not getting any emails from many people i have replied to through blogger. I wanted to make sure I got your question so I could go ahead and do your reading. If you could email me at akashasmiles@yahoo.com and let me know if you need the question help file or just let me know what your question is that would rock! I can have your reading done within 24 hours of hearing from you :) HUGS LADY!!

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