gather wares for market day
and cauldrons of the land
baneful stock for the boiling pot
before the evening’s end
tankards spill and taverns heave
upon these Beltane days
see magic folk and sorcerers
on an otherwise malaise
then pack the carts and disappear
before the robin sees
and woe betide the straddlers
caught there on Gallows’ Eve
Categories:
beltane, dark, fantasy, fun, magic,
Form: Quatrain
Long ago our ancestors,
waited for the time,
When it was warm in spring
To plant the grain, the fruit, the vine,
The Earth, it is awakening
Ere winter storm subside.
Fallow fields are waiting
for the seedlings to reside.
lighting up the flames now
in the season filled with fire,
passion, love and fruitfulness,
All fuel us with desire,
As the flames go higher
Throw your offerings in the embers.
As we thank mother nature
for all the goodness which she renders.
Categories:
beltane, tree,
Form: Rhyme
As April leaves us like a lamb
May comes dancing in
The sunlight glowing up the sky
And celebrations can begin.
Come see the daylight as it bursts
Upon the rocky shore
And we can light the Beltane fires
And winter is no more.
With oak and ash and willow,
Rowan, holly too
The nine woods of the Beltane
Will perform their task for you.
Hawthorn, hazel, Alder join
And birch with silver bark
So now the ritual fires can guide
New life from winter’s dark.
Come spirits of the forest
Dance within the smoke and sing,
Of our Beltane fire we light for you
And fertility you bring.
Categories:
beltane, tree,
Form: Rhyme
At the beginning of May, it is a new spring.
It is time to see renewal of everything.
To the native peoples and the diaspora,
flowers and vines reappear in a plethora.
The daytime sun is climbing higher in the sky.
To the restraint of winter cold, we bid goodbye.
Thus, the Sabbath of Beltane is upon us.
My Wiccan doll reappears and looks fabulous.
A full moon and stars shine in the darkness of night.
I can barely see her through a bonfire’s faint light.
With her long flowing red hair and her cool green eyes,
into my very soul, she appears to tantalize.
There is nothing bad with her. In fact, she is good.
Her coven gathers in the middle of the wood.
Dancing sky-clad with the others around the fire,
she purifies the smoke with boughs of juniper.
These actions are sending my emotions higher.
Do I dare reveal myself and blow my cover?
What a Walpurgis Night celebration I see!
When the esbat is over, spend some time with me.
Categories:
beltane, fantasy, girlfriend-boyfriend, time,
Form: Rhyme
We'll raise the flames of Beltane night,
in song and dance we'll celebrate,
espoused by fires in Pagan rite,
our god and goddess incarnate.
In song and dance we'll celebrate
among the flames of love's desire
our god and goddess incarnate,
my promise made beside the fire.
Among the flames of love's desire
a heart and soul have been declared
my promise made beside the fire,
and now my life with you is shared.
A heart and soul have been declared
to you my love, my Queen of May
and now my life with you is shared
as we unite upon this day.
To you my love, my Queen of May
espoused by fires in Pagan rite
as we unite upon this day,
we'll raise the flames of Beltane night.
Categories:
beltane, faith, lovedance, god, heart,
Form: Pantoum
Hid in the dark pretending to be blind
& you found me with words
Clothed myself in light, thinking you’d search the shadows
But you knew my thought
Took shelter in noise to shut out the silence
& was revealed when no sound would touch me
Embraced the silence & refused to speak
But the words began to haunt me
So I stood before you
& spoke my story
& you made it rain for me
Categories:
beltane, angst, introspection, passion, sad,
Form: I do not know?