Gifting Gaea

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   Emerging Visions visionary art 'zine #22

 

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In celebration of Earth, our Gifting Gaea has emerged.

Share our Gift; Enjoy our Earth; Blessed Be

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sense caressing meadow

Green grain and brilliant petals

Lovely buzzing, lively hopping

Warm, yellow light at play

Luscious wash of pleasure

Fragrant, rolling, mellow 

Miles of flowering moments

Celebrate today

 

Imagine May Day

 

Brazen witches fly, legends say,dark Moon nights; arise, stealthy, silentin their joyous revelry.Bonded to Earth's creation;learning at mother's breastto manage life's gifts and lessons.

 

Historic Man may proclaim, may murder for fealty, to swear allegiance totheir hunt's command.They may elevate their One True Kingto kneel and obey.  They may employcounting measure, ceremony and sacrifice,taunting and torture or other trialsthus finding for each loyal swan a pondto plunder, to parade in royal colour,their place of pride.

 

Cruelty descends, more master than tactic; it is the enemy of joy, of flavor,bonding, works of love and honor.

 

Yet men, on real ground, work companionsto soil and rain, engineers trained to eachmoment's urgencies, philosophers of stone and mud,reason and toil, persist.  Their sinew and bone feedthe ages, build clay and richness on whichwealth relies.

 

Wisdom knows the sweat of practiced movement,flexible to unexpected obstacles, able to modulatequiet or loud as the crowd ebbs or grows in credulity.Where wisdom seeps through, countersprevailing poisons, invigorates blood to nourishminds and hearts, look there for blessing.

 

Arise, lovers!  Bring forth better days,ours to play in open revelry,neighbors enjoying shared labors and our fruit.Accept truth of magic; imagine life into this world.

 

 

Beltane 2012