The wheel turns
eight coils of time
Celtic holy days
fire festivals at the quarters
Samhain parts thinnest veil
dark lord pierces earth
shadows enshroud
day of dead returns
Make way for winter solstice
yule night
darkness prevails
holly king reigns
Imbolc brings lamb
bleating from
ewe’s belly
seeds are blessed
Vernal equinox
day and dark
equal partners
life bursts forth
Beltane’s bonfires light
the way of fecund pairs
frolicking in the oaks
maypole fertilizes earthen maiden
Summer’s solstice
rose blossom, fragrant blood
lithia light shines
oak king ascendant
Lughnasa reveals Lugh
god of harvest
spear held high
seeds in bloom
Equinox of fall
reap Mabon wine harvest
time in balance
the wheel turns.
©2011 Julian Spalding
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