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Posted on April 28, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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Time to get cracking Climb out of sleep bagging Put down all the packing And get on the hunt! The Easter Bun’s been And we’ve already seen A gold-blue silver sheen Glinting out of the grass. Little hands take the lead Running hard through… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 9: Egg Hunt”
Category: childhood, parenting, poetry, writingTags: easter, egg hunt, GloPoWriMo, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, nature, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, spring, writing
Posted on April 26, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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Image copyright Mabh Savage 2023. Image ID: Green grass and bright blue sky with a few small white clouds seen through the mesh window of a tent. We stood before the gods and named him Parents, sponsors, family, friends, and tribe They held him… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 8: A Naming”
Category: childhood, Nature, pagan, poetry, Witchcraft, writingTags: magic, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, nature, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 26, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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Image copyright Mabh Savage 2023. Image ID: Trees silhouetted against a starry night sky. We come together in the great field Some linked by blood Many not But all in joy And canvas And love of the fire We laugh and cry and hold… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 7: Finding Tribe”
Category: health, mental health, mythology, Nature, pagan, poetry, writingTags: camping, Found family, joy, lokabrenna, Lokean, Loki, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, nature, night time photography, outdoors, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, Sirius, stars, Tribe, writing
Posted on April 26, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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Her intensity
Practically melting the cheese
Before the oven is even on..
Category: childhood, cooking, parenting, poetryTags: children, cooking with kids, kids, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 25, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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Cailleach peering through the window
But get this tapping
Rhythm in the soul…
Category: cooking, pagan, poetryTags: cooking, food, food poetry, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, nature, pagan, pagan poetry, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 25, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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Have you tried a notebook?
Have you tried keeping lists?
Have you tried a planner?
Category: health, poetryTags: ADHD, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing
Posted on April 25, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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Walking along the front
We chatter like magpies
Black and white in the evening light
Caught between sea spray and coal dust…
Category: Nature, observation, poetry, writingTags: moon, Moon poetry, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, nature, pagan, pagan poetry, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing, yorkshire, Yorkshire poet
Posted on April 25, 2023
by Mabh Savage
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He plays chicken with the ocean
Calmly strolling along the promenade
While waves beat a samba…
Category: Nature, poetryTags: napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, ocean, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, writing, yorkshire, Yorkshire poet
Posted on November 30, 2022
by Mabh Savage
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I rather ambitiously decided to participate in NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve never done it before. It’s now the end of November and I am nowhere near the 50,000 word target. I guess I’m disappointed, but I definitely have learned a few things. Here goes:… Continue Reading “Lessons from NaNoWriMo”
Posted on June 4, 2022
by Mabh Savage
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I shower then dry off My armpits carefully Soaking up each drop of moisture With a scratchy towel Ready for more moisture Drying and soothing Only to be rolled over With wet, smelly goo, Designed to keep my Sweat at bay Roll over my… Continue Reading “Platinum Crumbs”
Category: observation, poetry, society, UncategorizedTags: austerity, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics, writing