Don’t mind me,

I’m out getting lost

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watching bats wheel

and vultures go to bed

and listening

to whippoorwills and starsong.

Don’t seek me,

I’m dancing with sunset,

studying the shapes

of clouds and leaves,

serenading violets

and waltzing with wild berries.

Don’t try to tell me

what to do

or ask me when the taxes

are due

I’m busy slipping between shadows

and under raindrops

and finding out where the river flows.

Don’t worry about me

I’m dialoging with crows

and dandelions,

watching butterflies dance

and remembering the witching

that was lost

when we stopping looking for the moon

and forgot to listen to flowers.

Don’t call me back,

I’m uncovering magic

and remembering dreams,

following secrets laid down

by moss and mushroom

and tracking down wisdom

in holy books of bark and stone.

 


Happy Beltane! Two relevant side notes: my Facebook group is co-hosting an online Beltane concert/ritual with the incomparable Celia Farran on May 1!

 

I also have a free May Magic prayerbook available in my most recent newsletter here.