Beltane Poems - Poems about Beltane

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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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