{"id":655,"date":"2015-01-29T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T20:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/dirtheartwitch\/?p=655"},"modified":"2015-01-29T13:39:48","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T20:39:48","slug":"brigid-first-of-my-mothers-a-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/dirtheartwitch\/2015\/01\/brigid-first-of-my-mothers-a-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigid, First of My Mothers (a poem)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Strong arm holding hammer\"shutterstock_100209347\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Lifts, drops<\/p>\n

Hard and heavy<\/p>\n

Perfectly accurate<\/p>\n

Divinely so.<\/p>\n

Crafting plow,<\/p>\n

Crafting nail,<\/p>\n

Crafting cup,<\/p>\n

Crafting knife.<\/p>\n

There is nothing here that does not Work.<\/p>\n

So much that is new now arrives in the Worlds,<\/p>\n

And a humming arises from my Lady\u2019s lips<\/p>\n

A melody follows itself down this road<\/p>\n

No, that\u2019s not right<\/p>\n

This road<\/p>\n

No, neither that<\/p>\n

This road<\/p>\n

Ah, yes, that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n

Words speak themselves to her<\/p>\n

Between hammer strikes:<\/p>\n

Rising and falling<\/i><\/p>\n

Rising and falling<\/em><\/p>\n

The Fire responds to the breath of my calling<\/em><\/p>\n

The Water awakens from deep in the ground<\/em><\/p>\n

What died is now growing<\/em><\/p>\n

The lost is now found<\/em><\/p>\n

Falling and rising<\/em><\/p>\n

Falling and rising\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

My Lady waits, holds hammer still<\/p>\n

No\u00a0rhyme comes<\/p>\n

She laughs to herself, leaves it for another time<\/p>\n

(or is that just me?)<\/p>\n

\"shutterstock_236846347\"<\/a>All images courtesy of shutterstock.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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