Mabh Savage
Words and the world passing by; how it sings to me; how I clamour back.
Category: mental health
Daytime
Posted on June 28, 2020 by mabhsavage
I go to bed in daytime now The night is so passé The songbirds are my lullaby The sunrise lights my way To sleep, perchance to dream, I hope Though not of recent times Of angst and shopping trips gone mad Of social distance…
Category: health, mental health, poetry, PoliticsTags: british beaches, Coronavirus, covid-19, Dominic Cummings, dreams, insomnia, lockdown, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, second wave, sleep, social distancing, stay home stay safe
Weathering the Storm- Out Now!
Posted on May 15, 2020 by mabhsavage
This anthology of supportive articles is designed to help anyone who is struggling right now. Get help reconnecting to spiritually, learn practical ways to cope and start to understand the psychological impact of the crisis and how to overcome it. With a focus on…
Category: health, mental health, pagan, society, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, free book, free ebook, health, helping others, lockdown, mental health, new books, pagan, quarantine, resilience, safe at home, self care, self help books, self love, spirituality, stay safe, support, writing
Weathering the Storm
Posted on May 12, 2020 by mabhsavage
This new book from various Moon Books authors (including me!) looks at practical, spiritual and psychological ways to support yourself and others when going through tough times- like the current crisis. Out this Friday, the 15th May, just 99p on Amazon UK and free…
Category: health, mental health, pagan, Uncategorized, writingTags: books, Coronavirus, covid-19, help in a crisis, moon books, pagan, pagan books, psychology, self care, self help, self love, spirituality, support, weathering the storm, writing
The PF Online Garden!
Posted on May 3, 2020 by mabhsavage
Come and join us today for videos, games, music and more! All from the comfort and safety of your own home. Plus there will be something new in this event every day until the summer solstice!
Category: gardening, health, mental health, paganTags: Beltane, Coronavirus, covid-19, events from home, gardening, health, lockdown, magic, mental health, nature, online events, outdoors, pagan, pagan events from home, pagan federation, paganism, PF online garden, quarantine, religion, seasons, spirituality, spring, stay safe, summer solstice, weather, Witchcraft
NaPoWriMo Day 22: NaPoWriMo Blues
Posted on April 30, 2020 by mabhsavage
I got behind… again I got distracted… again There was other stuff going on… again Like last year When I didn’t finish And the year before When I barely finished So why This year of all years When there is more reason than ever…
Category: health, mental health, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: 2020, Coronavirus, covid-19, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, inspiration, lockdown, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, quarantine, writer’s block, writing
NaPoWriMo Day 21: Lockdown Blues
Posted on April 30, 2020 by mabhsavage
It almost seems Pathetic To complain When we have a roof A house Money coming in- less, mind So much less And no help from on high Thanks to creeping criteria And tape not so much red As blue-blood coloured Fuck the Tories Fuck…
Category: health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, crisis schooling, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, home education, lockdown, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, quarantine, school, self-isolation, social distancing
NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen: Only in Dreams
Posted on April 18, 2020 by mabhsavage
Only in dreams do I feel The success of nostalgia The culmination of that homesickness For that place I’ve never been At least not in this life Or with this body Or maybe with this soul I don’t pretend to know How it all…
Category: mental health, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: dreams, fernweh, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, homesickness, isolation, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, national poetry month, National Poetry Writing Month, nostalgia, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing, wanderlust
NaPoWriMo Day Ten: Numb
Posted on April 18, 2020 by mabhsavage
I describe myself as numb To others Because it’s easier Than describing The inexplicable drama Banality Humdrum hurricane Of feelings fraught with April frost Invisible beasts Cold sunshine Bubble-less yeasts Tasteless sweets Coffee that just makes you Sleepy A hiccup of anxiety Expelled like…
Category: mental health, poetry, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, mental health, mental health stigma, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets
NaPoWriMo Day 8: And Tales of Human Blood
Posted on April 12, 2020 by mabhsavage
Content Warning: Blood, donating blood, sickness. Inspired by the NaPoWriMo Website’s prompt to take a line from a poetry bot on Twitter and turn it into a poem. And tales of human blood, Oh, dear digital Shelley, these are The tales for our times…
Category: health, history, mental health, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, Crisis, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Legacy, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nhs, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics
NaPoWriMo Day 6: Date Night
Posted on April 11, 2020 by mabhsavage
He came down the stairs In jeans and a smart t-shirt I’d almost forgotten What outdoor clothes looked like Didn’t we live in Comfies now? Loungewear and PJs? “Date night!” he exclaims! And I clap in delight. Such a thing, to be treated like…
Category: childhood, health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: babies, Coronavirus, date night, datenight, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, isolation, kids, lockdown, marriage, married life, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self-isolation, toddlers
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