Kilkenny landscapes in March – Two Poems on March

Kilkenny Landscapes
Nigel Borrington

“The sun is brilliant in the sky but its warmth does not reach my face.
The breeze stirs the trees but leaves my hair unmoved.
The cooling rain will feed the grass but will not slake my thirst.
It is all inches away but further from me than my dreams.”
– M. Romeo LaFlamme, The First of March

The word ‘March’ comes from the Roman ‘Martius’. This was originally the first month of the Roman calendar and was named after Mars, the god of war. March was the beginning of our calendar year. We changed to the ‘New Style’ or ‘Gregorian calendar in 1752, and it is only since then when we the year began on 1st January. The Anglo-Saxons called the month Hlyd monath which means Stormy month, or Hraed monath which means Rugged month.

“Equal dark, equal light
Flow in Circle, deep insight
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!
So it flows, out it goes
Three-fold back it shall be
Blessed Be, Blessed Be
The transformation of energy!”
– Night An’Fey, Transformation of Energy

March 2, 2016 | Categories: Comment, Gallery, Landscape, Pagan, Poetry Gallery, The Celtic year | Tags: Irish Landscapes, Kilkenny, M. Romeo LaFlamme, Nigel Borrington, Night An'Fey, poems, poetry, The First of March. March, Transformation of Energy | Leave a comment