Maytide

Hemlock, Henbane, Vervain, Mandrake.

Alder shavings piled

Knotweed and bee balm dried

Cork & tie

Oil & dye

Arid magic

Words tell

Joined in hand, conscripted in union,

Zestful Breeze: Windspell.

Ploughing routes—sowing old rows,

While feeding the first flowers of spring

With the watering ov the Hawthorn.

Ribbon & Shell:

Protecting hearth

Guiding horned cattle

Along Beltane’s burn

Stamping the grain

Through Maytide's stride

Appeasing from theft by the fae in the forest.

Tribe of the Antler

Hand-maidens ov the mountain

Marigolds and Poppies

Rising Moon of the Flower.

Evocation:

First fires of spring…

Roaring memories breach ember eyes

Illuminating Forefathers’ Eve.

Remembrance.

Shamanic druids.

Observers of Fallen Souls

Opening the vale for our yearly communion.

A Feast for Death for Spirits favor

By poetry, by bards, by fire and fertility.

Monolithic Kindling

Shades inclusion

A Graven Name sent toward the sky by runes.