Sensing Imbolc

First light glimmers 
liminal in the Eastern sky 
Orion falls back 
into the infinite starry night 
 
Hush now 
Can you hear it? 
Bridget’s forge is ringing 
the coming of spring 
The fire is sparking 
The heat is rising 
Hammer strikes metal 
The anvil sings 

Look now
Can you see it?
The sun is rising 
Light is lifting 
Gray sky is brightening 
Shadows are sharpening

Still now
Can you feel it?
The earth is quickening
The ground is rousing
Hope is whispering 
And love lies softly, 
waiting

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Music pairing: Steer by the Stars – Telling the Bees (2015)

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Photo: Hill Behind Robin’s in Wakefield. Diane Perazzo February 2025

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This written work is entirely my own creation and was not generated using artificial intelligence. All wording, structure and ideas are conceived and grown organically from my own unique human experience, personal thoughts, efforts, knowledge and research.