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Saille The Willow - story poem

Saille The Willow - story poem

part of Spring Prompt 4, from one of 20 modules of 'Ogham Prompts'

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Here is my Saille The Willow poem inspired by dreams and actual personal experiences …

Salleys, the willows,
the conduit between the moon and water 
and percussion of the tides of life.

The ebbs peaking to touch both worlds 
at Samhain and Solmain, 
a time now called Bealtaine; 

The two times of the year 
when the salmon fish 
challenge the upstream.

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