Imbolc Promise by Katherine O’Donnell

Flannel feather warming her,

Hot soup and bread to taste,

A fire and dog’s unfailing fur,

A dormant heart awakes.

Life bursting into beauty,

Along a distant misty gate,

Unfolding hidden tulips,

The wintry chill abates.

Spring, a maiden waits anon,

Her dance amidst the glade,

Snowdrops braided in her crown,

A dormant heart awakes.

Magenta sunrise, starry sky

float above the mountain thigh.

The wintry chill abates.

A dormant heart awakes.

From Poetry Forms class with William Duke