Brigid’s Arrival
(Art Poster Print of Brigid by Anette of Anette PRS Illustrations.)
When she comes
She comes in the room
Like a gulp of cold air
A hurricane to the face
A slap so soft and sharp
So caring and cold
So great and so bold
So young yet so old
Every atom sings
This lady; this goddess; this spirit
This sidhe, from beyond the hills
She came to see
What you had put out for her
Sheep’s milk, oats and apples
Whiskey, candles and hope.
She blasts through the door
A draught of delight
In spring’s awakening.
We hold hands and shake
As her powers leaves us quaking.
Motherly but not gentle;
Feminine and strong and wise;
Changing the world before our eyes.
The flower opens, gasps ensue;
Our hands beating heat
Back and forth
Across the laden table.
*Copyright 5th February 2017
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About the Author:
Mabh Savage is a Pagan author, poet and musician, as well as a freelance journalist.
She is the author of A Modern Celt: Seeking the Ancestors & Pagan Portals – Celtic Witchcraft: Modern Witchcraft Meets Celtic Ways.