Cailleach, the Celtic winter queen, atop the Cliffs of Moher, her domain the time from Samhainn to Bealltainn, strikes the ground with her frosty staff, freezing the tops of hill and mountain. From her creel drop curious stones carved with magic, the ancient bones of her husbands and her many children, promises of fertile field […]
Day: January 15, 2020
Shiki’s Persimmon
when I ate a persimmon the bell rang the Horyuji temple Shiki in a grove of sunset fruit the hum of evening prayer Kim M. Russell, 15th January 2020 My response to Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Wednesday (9): I ate a persimmon It’s Tan Renga Wednesday and our challenge is to […]