Photo by Kat Myrman 2015
We welcome thee, fair Biddy Bride
to bless our homes and fields of gold
on sunwise walks around each well
near clootie-adorned trees of old.
As Gaia sleeps in frost kissed slumber
a fire in her belly sings
soon verdant buds of life will burst
announcing the first fruits of Spring.
The darkest nights are fading now
as dawn’s first blush illumes the sky
and birdsong bids us rise and shine
to welcome thee, our Biddy Bride!
kat ~ 1 February 2016 (Imbolc/Saint Brigid’s Day)
like mercury colliding... 
February 1st, 2016 at 10:52 am
oh LOVE!
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February 1st, 2016 at 10:55 am
…a happy lilt this first day of the coming of spring! 🙂
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February 1st, 2016 at 11:32 am
yes I love it!
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February 1st, 2016 at 12:12 pm
Touching words. spring approaches … is felt!
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February 1st, 2016 at 12:31 pm
It is inevitable…but sometimes the waiting is hard. 🙂 Have a lovely day wherever you are! 🙂
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February 1st, 2016 at 12:32 pm
🙂
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February 1st, 2016 at 5:24 pm
I do like seeing the days get longer, but it’s going to be a LONG time before we see spring-like temps here. 🙂 Nice poem!
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February 1st, 2016 at 7:00 pm
We have been vacillating between freezing cold and spring-like temps. That just means I better push the vitamin C or risk getting sick! 😕
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February 1st, 2016 at 7:51 pm
You know. ❤
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February 1st, 2016 at 7:52 pm
I do! ❤️
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February 2nd, 2016 at 10:43 am
I LOVE this!! I am assuming the Biddy Bride is spring? 🙂 According to Poxatony (forgive the spelling) it is coming EARLY!! Yay!
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February 2nd, 2016 at 11:15 am
A Biddy is a straw doll used by girls to commemorate St. Brigid who is celebrated on February 1 by christians and pagans alike. The feast centers around the coming of spring with Imbolc being the midway point between winter and spring. 🙂
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February 2nd, 2016 at 11:26 am
Very interesting! I have never heard of it. Thank you for the explanation!
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February 2nd, 2016 at 11:27 am
🙂
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