I am thinking particularly of the beautiful women in my life – my daughter, my sons’ female partners, my granddaughters, my friends and those now gone – my mother, grandmothers, aunts…so I bring here one of my poems Bloodlines about my paternal grandmother:
poem from my book Sightings published by Hen Run at http://www.greyhenpress.com £4 plus p&p
Brigid’s Day by Rose Cook (published in Sightings by Grey Hen Press)
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Crowning Party
This year the weather changed with rain
and cold in the North, hints of autumn.
When our children were small, we always held a party
when August began. Each wore a crown.
The barley fields wave theirs in a golden sea.
Farmers will begin to gather the grain.
My mother took us bilberrying up on the moors.
A whole wild day scrambling through heather.
Special sandwiches and pop.
photograph and poem Rose Cook
poem from Sightings available http://www.greyhenpress.com
Brigid’s Day
And so, it snows for her.
February opens white, to shine around
and she brings us together –
this midwife, this fertile goddess of the field.
How we love her, that she brings light.
And Seamus’ wife speaks on the radio
of how he loved Brigid particularly
and all womankind come to that,
which she celebrates by reading his love poem
The Clothes Shrine for Herself and herself.
And there is love on this day of Brigid
and we are not afraid.
note: Seamus Heaney’s last words were a text to his wife, Marie, saying nolle timere (don’t be afraid).
poem and photo Rose Cook
From my new book ‘Sightings’ which is available from me or: info@greyhenpress.com
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The secret of life, of a happy life, is: leave a little space open for poetry – Massimo Bottura
Thank you. Bright winter blessings to all 💙
Rose Cook 