Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings. Today’s post is a poem about the magick of Imbolc. Imbolc is usually officially celebrated on February 1, which is this coming Thursday. In fact, Ireland made Imbolc an official holiday just last year, as St. Brigid’s Day, which is their first legal holiday in honor of a woman (St. Brigid of Kildare, who many of Celtic belief see as a human incarnation of the Goddess Brigid, who is the main deity associated with Imbolc)! I also want to note that Lunar Imbolc was this past Thursday on the Full Moon in Leo, so I thought it was the ideal time to post this poem!
Magickal Imbolc
by Maranda Wabik
Lady Birch tree decked in white
Pale limbs dance in the moonlight
Regal swan white and pure
Woodland Nymphs demure
Amongst the Dryads and Satyrs
Firelight revelries are for now
Not later
The Festival of Brigid
The Feast of Imbolc
The bright enchantment of magick
As the Crone turns to Maiden
Snowdrops grace the forest floor
Looking to implore us to
Celebrate with childlike wonder
The beauty of subtle allure
Turn of the Wheel from Dark to Light
As the frost melts and soft greenery returns
The Holly gave way to the Oak
The year now waxes in light hours
Oh what pure powers allow us
To perceive the truth of
Mother Nature’s great relief!
Youthful Faery Maidens dance
In great devotion to the beauty of the Woodland
The poetry is in motion!
~I hope you have enjoyed this poem. What are your favorite Imbolc traditions? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
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Further Reading
- https://www.herstory.ie/brigidsday (An article about St. Brigid’s Day a National Holiday in Ireland as of last year.)