For Michaelmas

This is how the Manse community garden looked right at the end of summer, a project which was the idea of Fiona. The large boulders in the foreground were labouriously heaved out of the ground in spring, slope terracing was put in place and the garden took off from there. Various people volunteered through the season and produce was offered for a donation at the church. In the back are seen the colourful beehive boxes which were already part of the garden for at least the last couple of years.

Today I will post a poem for Monica Gold which she wrote for the time of Michaelmas. Later on in the weeks after September 29th there will be another Michaelmas poem by the same author.


Michael

Today a broken chain
It's links of gold
Protected Man from heaven
Down to earthly cold.

Now he must find anew
Within himself ways manifold
New living threads to ties of old.

The boat is slim,
The current swift
The lighting dim
And easily
It floats adrift.
Until the Michaelic sign
Shines bright.

It is a sword of iron
Forged at night
Which will provide forever 
Healing light
That guides and enlightens all
Of us who as yet cannot see.

That seriousness alone 
Remains the key that sets us free.

Up coming posts

A few things to mention here. I have decided to make the title screen smaller so new posts can be seen right off without scrolling down, only I could not get a smaller version to load so I went with a very basic title for now. Also I have been very busy the last few months doing extra work away from home and on my family's house which did not seem to allow any time to post new ideas. I do have one concept but it definitely needs refining. So thank-you to Sparky for her last post with the beautiful image and the sleek wording which to me can being interpreted dynamically a couple of ways. Tell me, has anyone heard the song 'Elemental' sung by Kirsty Hawkshaw on guru mother by Opus III? The main lyrics are: "earth my body, water my blood, air my breath, fire my spirit". The reference must be to Mother Earth. What Sparky wrote totally made me think of this song right away! Michaelmas is coming closer as well and I have two poems which someone handed to me to post for them which I will do separately over the weeks covering the Michaelmas time. Bye for now and keep well from Felix.