Brighid2010@delicious.com

What reminded and inspired me to go looking for invites to Brighid 2010, was the following edited email from my dear friend Nigel Lees. He has given his kind permission for me to post his poems on my blog. Nobody has ever dedicated a poem to me before and they are both so beautiful and so in tune with my experience of my namesake goddess that I am proud to make them my contribution to the poetry slam.

I am attempting to tag this to brighid2010 at delicious.com where you can catch the web of poetry we are weaving this full moon Imbolc.

Dearest Brid
I have been inspired to write two poems about this time of year. I know how this time of the year is very special to you so I’d like to dedicate them to the one and only Brid!

Much love
Nige

Two Poems by Nigel Lees:

Brighid

She comes up through the rich brown earth
A shadow before the light
Warming us with her Eternal Flame
Brighid, daughter of fire
Burn the chill from my heart
Burn the fear from my soul

Bride Bridie Brigit Brid
Awaken the seed, the passion in the soil
Awaken the passion in me
Sing to the land a song of longing
Welcome her return
Welcome her giving

Bright One of Kildare
Bring your breath of fire
To those not yet born
Midwife of my dreams
Bring flowers in your wake
Bring healing from your hearth.

Wake Up

Restless days between Yule and Ostara
With a cold bitter wind blowing through the world
Winter not far behind and Spring, oh so close, oh so close
Lead the way with words so old
Into a land stirring from sleep

Bright One with your arrows of fire
Kiss the soil with flames of knowing
Say goodbye to the Hag, see how she flies!
Draw up the warmth from our Mother’s heart
help us give birth to the light within

Stir up the cold ashes of yesterday
and purify this home
Scatter them on the wind and watch them burn
Restless no longer, the land knows the sign
It’s time for Bride to walk the earth.