Tag: poetry
Posted on December 14, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Sometimes the tea is Heavy, dense; peculiar. Why did it go cold?
Posted on December 12, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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I’m frying things in butter Oil in cupboard, with the clutter Bottling rainwater from buckets Standing guard until it chucks it Down and how I check the weather Smell of air and pinch of leather Pine cone shrinking, mercury rising Direct sun and cloud… Continue Reading “Old Ways/New Ways”
Category: pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: Celtic, cooking, crystals, modern times, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, spirituality, writing
Posted on December 1, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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This poem was written for Sue Dudley, one of the winners of a competition during the Pagan Federation Beltane Online Festival. Sue was happy for me to share the poem that she inspired. I just never got around to it until now! I am… Continue Reading “The Path”
Category: Nature, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: Beltane, competition, nature, online festival, outdoors, pagan, pagan federation, paganism, poetry, Wicca
Posted on October 21, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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This is the kind of stuff you get if you sign up to be a patron of mine via Patreon.
Category: pagan, poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: autumn, haiku, Leeds, moon, night, outdoors, photography, poetry, post hill, waxing gibbous, yorkshire
Posted on September 16, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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If you have a spare three quid burning a hole in your pocket, why not come to Otley Courthouse next Saturday? I be performing some poetry, alongside many other poets, vying for the coveted OWF Press Spoken Poetry Prize!
Category: poetry, UncategorizedTags: Leeds, otley, OWF Press, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, prose, spoken word, Spoken Word Competition, writing, yorkshire
Posted on August 1, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Will I have any corn to bring To place on the stone within the ring? Will I have flesh to cut and burn And place inside the bubbling urn? Will I have neeps and spuds and carrots To fill these wide and simmering pots?… Continue Reading “Samildánach”
Category: childhood, Nature, pagan, parenting, Uncategorized, writingTags: arts, autumn, Celtic, fall, family, harvest, lammas, Lúnasa, Lugh, Lughnasadh writing, nature, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, religion, samildanach, seasons, skills, spirituality, summer, Tailtiu, Tailtu, winter
Posted on July 24, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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The dog pant roar Of a hand saw DIY, oh why In this heat They must be mad Have they had Enough of dust And rust And just one more shelf Rollers in hand (not hair) And sleeves to there Or not at all… Continue Reading “DIY”
Category: poetry, seasons, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: British summer, DIY, heatwave, hot, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, summer, tools, weather, writing
Posted on June 3, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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When the sun doesn’t rise Majestically over The horizon But diffuses through cloud Like milk spilling Through ink When bird song sends Rain shivering Onto sodden paths When the moon has fizzled damply And stars have sighed and left Without saying goodbye When night… Continue Reading “Greydawn”
Category: mental health, Nature, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: dawn, day, Depression, mental health, morning, nature, night, outdoors, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Door slam traffic jam Fuming, steam from ears, hot mess I pause, moonlight healed.
Category: poetry, writingTags: anger, fighting, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, haiku, moon, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, poem, poems, poetry, spirituality, writing
Posted on April 30, 2018
by Mabh Savage
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Don’t touch the flag Kicking moon dust In faces Is Not On! Look frequently towards The earth Admire the sun With protection Of course Reflect Inwards and out No cheese jokes Ok, that’s not mandatory The only holes Are in the plot.
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, humour, moon, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, science fiction, surrealism, writing
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