Monthly Columns

May Day Fire: An Ode to An Mórrígan

Burning in me I feel

Beltaine fires

Changing the season

The reason

For moving and trying so hard

My tears won’t quench this fire

My fear won’t scare it away

My howls bring laughter

Strong and clear

Yet never mocking

Stand in the circle

Grasp the sword’s blade

Heft the rock

The whetstone

Sharpen it, sharpen it, sharpen it

Now make the cuts

Forge your path

Feel the fire burn

Six months from Samhain

Either way

But now we stand

We yearn

We burn

Then rise anew

While Her laughter rings out

Kind, clear, and true.

 

*Image: Bonfire on the beach photo by Hans Isaacson on Unsplash

 

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About the Author:

Mabh Savage is a Pagan author, poet and musician, as well as a freelance journalist and content creator. She’s a nature-based witch, obsessed with Irish and British Paganism and Folklore, plus she’s a massive plant nerd. She’s also a long-time Hekate devotee and a newbie Lokean. She works extensively with the UK Pagan Federation, including editing their bi-annual children’s magazine. Mabh is a passionate environmentalist and an advocate for inclusiveness and positive social transformation.

Mabh is the author of A Modern Celt: Seeking the Ancestors,  Pagan Portals – Celtic Witchcraft: Modern Witchcraft Meets Celtic Ways, and most recently, Practically Pagan: An Alternative Guide to Planet Friendly Living. Search “Mabh Savage” on Spotify and @Mabherick on all socials.