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 […]
Tag: Ireland
Lough Derg
blurred with Irish mist Brigid’s votives by the lough silent pilgrimage Kim M. Russell, 24th September 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1751 Lough Derg, Donegal (Ireland) We are still following our spiritual path through pilgrim’s routes around the world. Yesterday we were in Peru and today we are back in Europe, At Lough Derg […]
Newgrange Solstice
a bend in the Boyne cradles a monument ancient mystery waiting in the gloomy tomb for a ray of solstice sun Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem #1287 Ireland Chèvrefeuille reminds us that Basho was a travelling haiku poet and, back in the summer of 2016, CDHK had its first Ginko (haiku-walk), […]
writing in north norfolk 