VOTE! 2012 IMBOLC/LUGHNASADH SEASONAL ENTRIES

[Earthwoman]

Notice: This is the Pepper (Piastra) Scott Memorial Category for seasonal entries. Please use the poll to cast vote(s) for the entries that best reflect the season. You cannot select more than three. ONLY those votes submitted to the poll will be tallied. Votes submitted as posts below will not be counted.

[wyeuro]

[DaRC]

The auspicious hawk

Merlin I see you!
Your speckled cloak of feathers
covers your hooded eyes
that hunt fleeting silver Awen doves
through winter's bare leaved Ogham groves.

Merlin you see me!
With faun coloured poachers coat
Wrapped tight against cold
that sends shivers through wintery copse
and darkly haunts my frigid corpse.

Merlin in besom bosk#
together we hunt winter's break;
the revelation
of inspiration, the Darkling Thrush
on coppice gate, a hidden hope to brush.


#besom = bushy, bosk = woodland

[Susanne]

To me one of the best symbols of Imbolc is the egg.
Several years ago I decided to try my hand at Ukrainian egg making. Now each year when the season rolls around I get out the kit & break a few, mess up a few more, manage to complete one or two but have a great time at it. Here's a picture of some traditional & not so traditional attempts!

[Lai Elya]

I always decorate a tree for each of the 8 festivals - so here is my Imbolc version!

- The paper snowflakes represent the winter, which although is easing, still dominates Imbolc
- The stars symbolise the ruling night which still dominates over day
- The gold and brown baubles symbolise the suns growing power
- The pine cone symbolises the coniferous trees which colour the winter with their green hues
- The bark represents protection as well as the strength and resilience nature must possess to survive winter

[Earthwoman]

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