Mabh Savage
Words and the world passing by; how it sings to me; how I clamour back.
Tag: love
My Tuesday Valentine
I know it’s Valentine’s Day A Christian throwback To a Roman party Whips and wolves Reduced to discount chocolates Cards compete In the cheese wars; Drawers renewed With lingerie that Doesn’t fit. I know it makes no sense This consumerist cock up Of religious…
Only Angry for Now
I know I say I’m furious But all I want to know Is why! Don’t sigh And give excuses Just be true And you Just can’t go wrong My song Has always been A measure of passion One of common sense And a huge…
Storm
Stone and sea won’t wait for me Follow me up Follow me down Sky cries out so angrily Follow me through Follow me ’round Lightning breaks like anxious sweat Follow me here Follow me there Rain soaked dreams I can’t forget Follow me out…
Untravelled
That tentative touch Meant more than Grasping hands Or heat and hearts Or legs intwining Dangerous, damaging No, nothing carnal Nothing of the sort Yet it burns hotter Hotter than I remember Harder than you know Heavier than salt And twice the sting In…
Winter Wonder: Snow Scene
Thank you to William West for this beautiful submission to the Winter Wonder series. You can find William at http://billonbike.blogspot.com Snow Scene You were magic When we first met And so was I I could see it in your eyes You flung your arms…
Samhain approaching
Samhain is now understood as the night that the veil is at its thinnest; where our ancestors may temporarily rejoin us, travelling from their abode in the Summerlands. The original meaning of Samhain was probably either ‘end of summer’ or ‘beginning of winter’, as…
Respectful and interesting post about a handfasting in Scotland. Although it makes Pagans sound a bit alcoholic! Click text above to see article. I love to see posts about how ‘Pagan’ events are pretty much just like their ‘non-Pagan’ alternatives, with slight differences that…
Angels
25 angels Dance on my head Is it a pin head Bed head Logger head At So 25 angels Dance in my soul It’s a black hole Port hole Window where I’m sat 25 angels Dance with my feet Got two left feet 12…
Just past twilight
Enchanted by the night Rolling lust of cloud Sighs the moon I love you. Warm summer air Climbs into me Up inside me I don’t even need to breathe The sweet violation of my lungs By bread and fumes and flowers Night blooming ecstasy…
¡Hola!
¡Hola! shouts my boy His face ablaze with joy This number 21 Of how to greet his mum So proud he picks things up So fast he fills his cup And laughing spills it out A dance; a cry; a shout. Hi he grins…
Pepper
Feeling up and down Tired but determined Skint but ambitious Loving time hand in hand With tiny happiness Slowly through the world Dappled like the sunshine Peppering the pavement Seasoning our steps Hot and tasty on the earth. The supermarket calls But for now…
Take your time
There is no limit On the love I can give On the help I can send On the words I can say. My heart may wane But like the dark moon It is always there Beating its energy For those that need it. So…
