A bit of comment on this poem:  I may be adding in one more verse to include herbs with the seasonal harvesting.  This poem came to me while sitting in a workshop discussion at Circle Sanctuary, and yes, it is titled Lammas Day.  (Later in the evening I was asked to read it during the ritual ( Read more... )

Recently I picked up a small book, Fifty Days of Solitude, written by Doris Grumbach.  Now, I had never heard of Ms. Grumbach, but her book was sitting on the top of a stack that my friend was planning to shelf as she continues to arrange and re-arrange items in her new store location.   Having a few moments before my massage appointment I started ( Read more... )