Tag: poetry
Posted on December 11, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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Plain white sky Like hotel sheets Dull and unexpecting Business like and taut. So featureless Yet promising Cold, white fluff Softness incarnate Deadly and sharp. Drifting down And against doors No pause No laws Against this invasion. I dream of snow; December’s promise Solstice… Continue Reading “Snow Dreams”
Category: poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: cold, frost, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, snow, weather, winter, winter solstice
Posted on November 2, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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My rose was blue I stepped beneath the arch My rose was gold Or peach Softness incarnate Never crimson Never bold Tentative like my Steps. I rose beneath the arch To meet four faces Framed with snake With sea With sinister teeth With chains… Continue Reading “I Rose”
Category: mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, poetry, writingTags: goddess, Hecate, Hekate, hellenic, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, writing
Posted on October 8, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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David Cameron, David Cam You are a robot Made out of spam You hunt the foxes And kill the poor And that’s what Tories voted for. At Eton you were just one of the chaps Burning money in front of tramps I guess you… Continue Reading “David Cameron: Spambot”
Category: Music, poetry, writingTags: david cameron, humour, national poetry day, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics, writing
Posted on June 25, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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The penultimate chapter of Celtic Witchcraft is up! Please have a read HERE and leave me a comment letting me know what you you think. The final chapter will be up next month. I’m just negotiating for my cover artwork. Very exciting!
Category: education, mythology, pagan, society, writingTags: books, Celtic, Celtic Witchcraft, mabh savage, magic, magick, pagan, paganism, poetry, song, spell, spirituality, Witchcraft, words, writing
Posted on June 24, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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The longest day Was wild Was fun With number one My precious son Who charms And smiles And plays And whiles Away the day That stretches Until the very fabric Of dusk is Thin Like ancient parchment On which is scribed The secrets of… Continue Reading “Post Solstice Blues”
Category: observation, pagan, poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: litha, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, Solstice, summer, writing
Posted on March 18, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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If you’re in Leeds this Saturday, do pop in to Heart in Headingley where Peter Spafford will be showcasing local talent. Expect music, spoken word and poetry, and also expect to be impressed. Click link below for full details. See you there! http://www.heartcentre.org.uk/whats-on/event-details?mc_id=mc_2015-03-21_1071
Category: Music, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: headingley, headingley lit fest, heart, Leeds, live music, music, outside in, peter spafford, poem, poetry, spoken word, young talent
Posted on February 21, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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Bright poke in the eye From Lugh, golden in the blue; I reflect, moon like.
Category: pagan, poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: Celtic, celtic mythology, haiku, Lugh, pagan, poem, poetry, writing
Posted on February 2, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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It’s Imbolc And I want to Lick the sky Those fiery stripes Must surely be As sweet as sunrise ice. The blackbird nods Tail bouncing on the wall Of a run down council house. The Honda Prelude that Cuts me up Is a square… Continue Reading “Lick the Sky”
Category: observation, pagan, poetry, prose, seasons, society, UncategorizedTags: Imbolc, morning, pagan, poem, Poet, poetry, seasons, spring, sunrise, writing
Posted on January 20, 2015
by Mabh Savage
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Pen meet paper Have a chat Shake nib with grain In absence of hands A heat erupts Between two strangers Immediate, shocking As fuzz of fibre Cause ink to flow Liquid and glorious.
Category: observation, poetry, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: metaphor, passion, poem, Poet, poetry, prose, writing
Posted on November 9, 2014
by Mabh Savage
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Two new additions to my busy autumn/winter table: Sex, Love and Rock and Roll by Tony Walsh aka Longfella, and Navigation by Canal Laureate, Jo Bell. What inspired these two new purchases? A trip to Otley Courthouse to see Lifted, an interactive poetry performance… Continue Reading “Feeling Lifted”
Category: poetry, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: canal laureate, gig, jo bell, lifted, longfella, navigation, northern accent, otley, otley courthouse, performance, poetry, prose, sex love rock n roll, tony walsh
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