It is probably time to fess up and tell you that I have begun a new blog for my Brigit poetry—Stone on the Belly. I have written a heck of a lot of these things, and am slowly publishing a few of them online.
Some focus on the goddess(es), some the saint, some both. Others reflect my relationship to Brigit over time. I don't try to make all of her lore and traditions into a single unified whole, but let each poem, each tradition, stand on its own foundations.
Below is the introduction to Stone on the Belly. You are welcome to come by and dip in, or sign up for alerts.
Writing Brigit
Many years ago I wrote my first Brigit prayer. Poem. Blessing...
I have been writing them ever since, but seldom share them. Some of them are carefully crafted, some simple and straight from the heart.
I also read the prayers and blessings of my sisters in the Daughters of the Flame and other Brigit-loving women and men, and they fill me with surprise and delight.
I would like to share some of these poems with you.
Following is the one that signs off each of my emails, a reminder to me to guide my words and intentions with care when I write to anyone. It's as good a place to start as any.
Flame Offering
I have been writing them ever since, but seldom share them. Some of them are carefully crafted, some simple and straight from the heart.
I also read the prayers and blessings of my sisters in the Daughters of the Flame and other Brigit-loving women and men, and they fill me with surprise and delight.
I would like to share some of these poems with you.
Following is the one that signs off each of my emails, a reminder to me to guide my words and intentions with care when I write to anyone. It's as good a place to start as any.
Flame Offering
In the name of the three Brigits
I light the candle of my heart
May I offer it to everyone
gentle and steady
warm and bright
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