Opening Prayer for Lammas
by Daria MacGregor
In our hunger
She feeds us
Nourishing with her body
The ever giving earth
Fields of barley
Golden grains
Bread of life
Sacred bread for the sacred feast
We are her body and her life
From The Prophet, On Eating and Drinking
by Kahlil Gibran
And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart,
Your seeds shall live in my body,
And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart,
And your fragrance shall be my breath,
And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons.
Hymn To The Goddess Pomona
by Daria MacGregor
I am Pomona, Goddess of Joy
Abundant harvest is mine. I care for the fruit trees, clipping and pruning so that they may flower and fruit most bountifully.
And I Myself am the fruit, the apple, the life-giver, the flesh which holds the embodiment of the seeds planted in the past; the nourishment of the present; and the hope of the future. I am the Spring Maiden and the Wise Crone; I am the life giver and the devourer of life.
Look to Me to guard your fragile fields, for the trees still hold their bounty from you, just out of reach, though you see the tantalizing fruits before you.
Patience! My fruit will fall into your mouths, juicy and sweet and ripe, at just the right moment. And then you shall truly know Joy!
Fear not, my children, all shall come to fruition in the fullness and grace of perfect timing
As summer turns to fall, we welcome you, Pomona; we welcome the promise of abundant harvest, we welcome the riches to come, which will sustain us through the autumn and winter, til spring comes again.
Prayer for Lammas
by Daria MacGregor
O Lady of the Crossroads
Of the unfolding path
She who leads and She who follows, the turning of the Wheel,
corkscrewing up and drilling down;
either way, leading us on the path, step by step
She is ever before us and ever behind us
True love of mine
To love life we must love death, and honor grief and loss,
trusting that with each step on the path there are gifts
When we step into the spiral of life we also step into the spiral of sorrow
Where there is dark, She swears that there will be Light
The Sun will rise again
The dazzling darkness sustains My children
And I will be with you ever...even when things seem impossible.
Between the salt water and the sea strand, there shall you find Me.
If you have eyes to see and ears to hear... Sssshhhh... Listen... take My hand...
A series of poems on Patience and Curiosity
Patience
by Diangelo Tyler
Patience is the deep breath you take when you just can’t take it anymore
It’s the rhythmic beating of your heart when you are around someone you adore
Patience is not settling for anything less than your goals
Patience is a standoff between your mind body and soul
Patience is that calming feeling you get when you come off the ultimate high
Patience is the warm feeling you get from staring at the clear blue sky, smelling The spring rain, listening to the
birds chirp, watching them fly by
Patience is a virtue this is true
Patience is the way the person who truly loves you feels about you.
patience
by Amber S
patience, i thought i understood.
your heavy weight on my shoulders is supposed
to teach me a lesson.
your repeated whispers are supposed
to comfort me and calm me down.
but i am about ready to throw you out the window.
i have been with you patience,
since the day i was born.
you cradled me in your arms
raising me, teaching me.
when the yelling and beating started,
you would shield my eyes
playing a lullaby until i fell asleep….
…..patience, your lessons are complete *******
C U R I O S I T Y ( D O E S N ‘ T ) K I L L
by Angie Wu
I traveled far and wide
Left my terrible home
Where the remarks left are so snide
And I felt so, so alone.
‘Those who climb the mountain
Never ever return.’
Well, too bad then,
I guess I’ll let myself burn.
But I didn’t suffer death
Instead I felt freedom.
Tripped and fell, lost my breath
And found a flower-filled prison.
How my life is so ironic
That I escaped a prison
Only to fall right back
Into a cage slightly different.
‘Curiosity killed the cat’
That’s what they always say
‘But satisfaction brought it back’
A message they hide away.
What sane person
With a normal head
Climbs a mountain, known
As where people end up dead?
Maybe I’m not sane, no bets,
Just the slightest bit crazy.
But I have no regrets
In the end, I just want to be happy.
Satisfaction
Brought me back.
SOMETIMES
by David Whyte
Sometimes
if you move carefully
through the forest
breathing
like the ones
in the old stories
who could cross
a shimmering bed of dry leaves
without a sound,
you come
to a place
whose only task
is to trouble you
with tiny
but frightening requests
conceived out of nowhere
but in this place
beginning to lead everywhere.
Requests to stop what
you are doing right now,
and
to stop what you
are becoming
while you do it,
questions
that can make
or unmake
a life,
questions
that have patiently
waited for you,
questions
that have no right
to go away.
How Would You Live Then?
by Mary Oliver
What if a hundred rose-breasted grosbeaks flew in circles around your head?
What if the mockingbird came into the house with you and became your advisor?
What if the bees filled your walls with honey and all you needed to do was ask them and they would fill the bowl?
What if the brook slid downhill just past your bedroom window so you could listen
to its slow prayers as you fell asleep?
What if the stars began to shout their names, or to run this way and that way above the clouds?
What if you painted a picture of a tree, and the leaves began to rustle, and a bird cheerfully sang from its painted branches?
What if you suddenly saw that the silver of water was brighter than the silver of money?
What if you finally saw that the sunflowers, turning toward the sun all day
and every day – who knows how, but they do it – were more precious, more meaningful than gold?
Closing Blessing for Lammas
by Daria MacGregor
As summer turns to fall, may Her abundance overflow and nourish us.
May we never hunger, never thirst,
but live and love in Her overflowing cornucopia and Cup.
May we know the blessing of calm, of being present with what IS,
of taking each next step on our paths,
in perfect trust and infinite love.
May we delight in the wonder of Her unfolding creation:
this earth and all its terrible and beautiful gifts.
May we find the joy inherent in every moment,
for even in the challenging times, there is always joy.
May we feel Her grace surrounding us, where the salt water meets the sea strand,
and all the spaces in between.
Let us, who share the circle of celebration today,
be renewed in our commitments to one another.
Let us live each day with love in our thoughts,
love in our words, love in our deeds, and love in our hearts for all.
Blessed Be
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