Blodeuwedd©Selina Fenech
Blodeuwedd Soars!
What urgent message penetrates
Most shrill and chilling fright?
Is this despair that's reaching out
From winter's frigid night?
Perhaps it is a song of joy
A spirit finally free?
A flight of celebration
That very few can see?
How came you to this landscape
Your current, starry home?
Does the moon encourage you
On downy wings to roam?
Gracious lady once denied
Your vibrant nature's heat
Springtime's candle burst aflame
In broom and meadowsweet
Before you stood so proudly
Adorning mighty oaks
A sacred life force blossoming
That Danu's love evokes
Orphaned by a wicked scheme
Stripped from Mother's care
Did you give your sanction
To this selfish, bleak affair?
Your desire pushed the bounds
When you were wrapped in chains
With beauty and your instincts
Variety's remains
Who could know your loneliness
Your need for love unbound?
To be unleashed from rules of men
That forced you to be crowned.
Faithful to your transience
Life's quick and eager claim
Would not any living being
Strike boldly, just the same?
Lady, now we know your plight
We understand your role
No king now can condemn you
Once again, you're whole
You do not fly by light of day
But certainly you see
The energy you represent
Divine fertility
Sacred goddess, be our guide
With loving strength and power
We celebrate your essence
On this dark and lonely hour
Your piercing cry, so musical
Your nature, not misread
Soar upon your passion's wings
O, blessed Blodeuwedd
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Theo J. van Joolen©2011
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Inspired by reading the medieval Welsh Mabinogion
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Cauldron Handle Attachment Bra, Jutland, Denmark 3rd century B. C. Bronze 8cm Moesgaard, Forhistorisk Museum
Blodeuwedd(c)Alan Lee