春分の日の花： Some Flowers Blooming in Kyoto on the Spring Equinox

On Shunbun no hi, the Spring Equinox, I took a walk along the river and in the Gion district of the city. As I am writing this the cherry blossom is budding and in some places starting to bloom, but on the equinox some less ubiquitous flowers had the stage to themselves.

The Plum Tree and the Crow

 

 The plum tree keeps it's promise

The winter ends

Bright flowers burst out

A message the tree sends

To all the flowering trees

Life it recommends

 

 

 

The fearless crow flies the cold skies

But it feels a change

Determinedly lived through winter's cold cries

Memories of spring remain

The flowering plum it spies

and rejoices

Soon warm spring skies

A Queen waiting for Spring

The sun had gone away

The earth faded to grey

The Queen hung her head

But still wore her dress of red

Knowing one day

The cold would go away

The air would warm

Earth reborn

The King returned

For now winter spurned

 

 

 

 

The picture is a cropped photo of the Queen of Pentacles from the Rider Waite deck. In lightroom I have removed all colours except red and even that I have faded, then I put a white vignette around it.

The Hierophant's Word, a poem inspired by the High Priest of the Tarot

You go to him for his word

But he quietly listens to you

You feel your question is absurd

But he knows the importance for you

The answer in you is stired

But he knew, you knew, the best for you

Hecate's Moon

I was inspired to write a poem by the Moon card in Ellen Dugan's Witches Tarot. I then found an old picture,  I had taken of the moon through some trees and re-edited it.  It made for a very enjoyable evening.