The Druid Grove

by **FallingLeaves** » 12 Dec 2004, 09:35

Please post your short poems for the Imbolc/Lughnasadh Eisteddfod Competition here. Poems must be 30 lines or less.

by **MorningStar** » 15 Dec 2004, 15:10

Winter hearts

I am as cold inside
As the icy hand of
Winter which grasp
My hand and heart.

Sadness now fills
The abode where
Love and life once
Lived.

Dreams now fade
And become shadows
Of what will never be
And should have been.

Yet as the snowflakes
Fall on my face
Peace still abounds setting
Reminders that Love
And Life are only
Sleeping.

by **EarthWard** » 16 Dec 2004, 03:22

I hear ancient names
Delivered in ancient ways
Spoken from inner dimensions
Whispered loudly through cellular transmissions
Compounded from the beginnings of DNA
Spread out through softly spoken waves
Numbering footsteps throughout our days
Circular patterns
Postmortems of disaster
Rising falling land masses
Salty waves and volcanic gasses
Still black nights and hot fire ashes
Hold me while our world falls and crashes
Just to rise back up and seal its own gashes
Nothing is forgotten on this eternal soil
Every life every fetal coil
Has been recorded upon these sandy shores
And if I were to say its a secret I hold
That makes me a sorcerer with magic bold
I hope that you could look me in the eyes
And tell me that is nothing but lies
For it is the Earth that holds the mysteries within
Journey through the elements and follow Cerridwen
Its she that holds still our minds
As our soul stretches out and unwinds
Showing us the depths of the caldron
That continual bubbling brew
When parts of me were at one time
Parts of you

by **MorningStar** » 16 Dec 2004, 03:38

EW that is stiring indeed,
i love the flow very impressive as always. :awen:

by **Kat Lady** » 16 Dec 2004, 03:57

All great entries so far!

DaRc: What fun! Cute comparison

MorningStar: Beautiful as always. It makes me smile every time I read it.

Earthward: I love the words you chose. They describe it all so perfectly.

Looking forward to more!

by **Underground River** » 16 Dec 2004, 05:19

Wow, Earthward, that's awesome! KL is right, you are very good with words. Can I call you EarthWord? :grin:

Phoenix

by **DaRC** » 16 Dec 2004, 13:46

Ahh good, it's fabulous to see your entries EW and MorningStar.

Cheers, Dave.

by **Underground River** » 16 Dec 2004, 16:07

The Tapestry

Soft threads
Weeving
Together
Your culture
Interlaced with mine
Your knowledge
Tied into my knowledge
Your sacredness
Affixed to mine
Soft strings of hope
Weeve and bind
To form a tapestry
Of friendship.
Copyright by GreenDruid October 30, 2004.
GreenDruid

by **Underground River** » 16 Dec 2004, 16:36

Rearrangement

Furniture
Moving
Room to room
Switching places
Bed with bed, trading
Chair and table moved
Dressers swapped
Room to room we walk
Moving things around
Stress, fatigue, sick of all this change
Must move furniture
Must rearrange
The home
That we may live
More comfortably.
Copyright by Phoenix December 16, 2004.
We recently rearranged our home and this poem embodies that struggle. :wink:

Phoenix

by **Ruthie** » 16 Dec 2004, 23:09

Entry: Vigil

The last dusky tendrils of light
I conjure into this flame.

With solemn vigil in the night
I keep watch over the same.

The Sun is dead, but candle bright
which proudly bears Sun's name
protected from the hoarfrost's bite
burns with glorious fame.

The long night done and we emerge
to greet the God reborn.

"I've held your light
through longest night
for your return
this morn"

And as He wakes and stretches out
still glistening from the womb
I conjure back the sacred flame
stolen from his father's tomb.

by **Kat Lady** » 17 Dec 2004, 03:03

More great poems. This is going to be a tough one, Summerblooms.

by **Underground River** » 17 Dec 2004, 03:29

Hey, MoonCloud, that was awesome! Really captured the solstice mood.
Phoenix

by **FallingLeaves** » 17 Dec 2004, 10:13

Yes Kat Lady there's some great works already!

by **MorningStar** » 18 Dec 2004, 21:19

Wow you both MC and UGR great stuff both of you. :awen:

UGR love the tapistry one best!

MC now i felt the chills on that one beautiful and moving!

Website · by **Robb Hawklord** » 20 Dec 2004, 12:46

If you think this belongs elsewhere then please put it where suitable

O Spirit, mark this day

O Spirit, mark this day
As the wheel turns once more
As we celebrate the Coming of the Light
And bid farewell to the Darkening

O Spirit, mark this Day
As the wheel turns once again
We celebrate the Birth of The Light
The Sun who brings Life Eternal

O Spirit, mark this day
As the wheel turns again
We celebrate the One Sun
The Light that conquers the Dark

O Spirit, mark this day
As the wheel does turn again
We celebrate now this time of Yule
With a feast of this years Harvests Fruits

O Spirit, mark this day
As the wheel shall turn again
And we celebrate the Sun’s Re-birth
Whilst others your Son’s mortal Birth

O Spirit, mark the day
As the wheel will turn
And they shall See the Light
And from the Dark they be released

© 2004 Robb Hawklord

by **MorningStar** » 20 Dec 2004, 13:13

Robb that is beatuiful and sums up the season quite well. I really love this one you have out done your self. :awen:

by **SeaDruid** » 21 Dec 2004, 23:07

Greetings! I've been reading the poetic Eddas lately as a way to understand my Germanic heritage and tried to write a poem in both the "entire half-line" and the "galdralag (magic measure)" styles...neither of which I understand fully. I wanted to include both my Germanic studies and my Bardic studies as well. :grin:

Please note that I can't seperate the lines in a traditional way on this board, it seems to join them back together no matter what I do, so I have placed a "/" where they should be split into half-lines! Enjoy!

Hearthfire of Disting

The freezing fog / of o'ercast days
Grinds the soul/ 'neith Niflheim's bane
I feed the hearth/ 'till firedogs glow
Ease my bones/ to bide the night.

I fear the death/ that comes to mortals
Black and mould/ within the Earth
The worms, the chill,/ the darkness endless
Will light and warmth / be gone from me?

On Bridhid's Day/ the cold light burns
in the belly
in the belly

On Modron's breast / the Mabon nurtured
by holy milk
by holy milk

I raise the horn/ bind-runes flicker
my lids droop weary / my mind grows still
The smoke curls 'round/ escapes from flame
Oak and pine tar,/ fill Valfather's hall

I grasp for meaning / to ken the Gods' will
Setting my root/ I grasp the staff
To touch the center / I draw the circle
Yggdrasil's branches / my outstretched arms

The cauldron dark/ my soul descends
in the belly
in the belly

Soul fire rebirth me / the Golden Child
by holy milk
by holy milk

by **MorningStar** » 22 Dec 2004, 01:01

SD that was beautiful i really like the new style very interesting. i have never seen this kind of style before. :awen:

by **jambrew** » 24 Dec 2004, 07:44

Reality, Bittersweet
Look around you
Deeply, truly
Ask for redemption

Redemption, Absolution?
Search for the meaning
Some are given wisdom
Others, apathy

Can you be saved
from your own conscience?
Will you carry a burden
Guilt, shame?

Do not despair
These are your rewards
For those lost in darkness
feel nothing

Copyright 2004 by Jambrew

by **MorningStar** » 25 Dec 2004, 03:07

Very inspireing words my dear....i like this one very much

The Druid Grove

Short poems

Short poems

Winter Hearts (Entry poem)

Entry- Nothing is Forgotten

Entry The Tapestry

Entry Rearrangement

Entry: Vigil

O Spirit, mark this day

Reality, Bittersweet (ENTRY)

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