Lammas

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By onemorething

Sun, 01 Aug 2021
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We are made of bread

and light, and love that is the song 

of a blackbird to the morning,

a bat's wings to the night air.

The moon, a scythe, to reap us,

the sun, a child that sails away -

we weave a religion

full of fatherless sons

and immaculate women

that only gods may touch.

We have always made our own kings,

and tasting hunger, truth has watched,

its crow's eye upon the work 

of harvest and plough. 

To cut the sheaf, then

the earth, these dark sods, rich

as blood, raised, but a promise

even as they harden - of hope perhaps,

in a seed or the black tips of a hare's ears,

in the secrets of our grandmothers.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by marandina on

Happy Lammas and a wonderful summation, of course :)

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks Paul - happy Lammas to you too. Watch out for the dark fairies and their tricks. :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I love the line "the sun, a child that sails away" it makes me happy and sad, thinking about my own, growing up?

I had to look up what it was. And then felt all Lammasy as the Co Op has run out of lots of things lately so had to do all the baking :0) Thankyou so much for your Magical poem

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Hi Di, I'm glad you liked it. Baking is a very Lammas thing to do, as you discovered. I like the honouring of seasons, especially in this way, of being connected to the cycle of nature. Happy baking. :)

 

Submitted by seashore on

no words, you have woven them all into this beauty

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you, that's so lovely, am very happy you enjoyed it! :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Happy Lammas for yesterday Rachel. Rich poem a tribute to this day when we can reap the rewards of our labours.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you Jenny, happy Lammas to you too. I thought it would be nice to write something for it, still very caught in thought about the cycle of things. I'm glad you liked it. :)

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

Beautiful words, a wistful, poetic journey from seed to produce- the joy of the first bread, baked from the first grains sown- A time to every season. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by onemorething on

Thanks Penny! I always think these festivals make you feel so much closer to the heart of things. And bread is important - I always think this is one of the most important festivals in terms of survival. I'm sure someone must have written a history of bread - I might look - if not, someone should. Thank you for reading it. :)

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Month - congratulations!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

That's amazing news! Thanks so much! :)