‘OSTARA – Spring Equinox’ is a painting by Annie Louvaine
Celebrating the Spring Equinox festival on the Pagan wheel of the Year. Represented by the Goddess Ostara her story goes that she found a frozen bird, she brought it back to life by transforming the dead bird into a Hare. each year the Hare lays coloured eggs for the Goddess in gratitude for her kindness. These symbols of course represent the rebirth and transformational forces of nature that are occurring at this time of year. — Annie Louvaine
vernal equinox approach
winter, weary, drains account
duet, two seasons knitted
from the deep a virid fount
snow crust mantle gurgles slush
squirrels wake, tree nest peering
from the deep a virid fount
duet, two seasons knitted
when robin wings furl, hungry
worms are sleeping, not about
duet, two seasons knitted
from the deep a virid fount
when Persephone returns,
crocus, snowdrops sprout, gifted
from the deep, a virid fount
duet, two seasons knitted
The Mirrored Refrain is rhyming verse form constructed by Stephanie Repnyek.
Ingrid is today’s host of dVerse’ Poetics. Ingrid says:
I urge you to write the poetry of the places and/or spaces which inspire you the most.
The time of seasonal change remains one of the most inspirational for me. How it happens gradually is a gentle reminder for patience in all things.
Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says use synonyms only of these two words:
spring & green
Tao Talk 
Oh my gosh, Lisa… I love this so much! You know these Pagan things speak to me. What a beautiful image and story. Your poem deserves to be framed! 🙏🏻💚
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Colleen, thank you for your glowing words and so happy it speaks to you.
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This was beautiful and a delightful read. 💚
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I love how spring light is coming back. Yesterday we were out skiing, today it has melted away.
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I love the mirroring effect of the form you have chosen, Lisa: like shimmering water! :-)
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:) I like what you see, Ingrid. Thank you.
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This is wonderful Jade. You know I love the knitting reference. But everything flows together so well. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. I wanted to make it longer but time said otherwise.
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This is incredibly deep and profound, Lisa! A lovely response to the prompt 😍😍
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Sanaa, thank you very much. Happy you connected with it.
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I cannot wait for spring to finally arrive. Love this part:
duet, two seasons knitted
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Thanks, Grace. We woke up to another 6″ last night! That’s two nights in a row. Cmon now :(
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This is beautiful and I can’t wait for nature to wake up.
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I hear you, D.L.!
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I’d love to see the golden eggs here. Lovely.
Oh yes, we have spring for sure by February 15 here in Texas.
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Quit bragging, Jim! :)
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An interesting post. I always wondered how Easter Bunnies and Easter Eggs fit together. Perhaps you have solved this one. Well done!
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Haha Dwight, I guess so! Thank you.
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you are welcome.
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This is a beautiful poem Li.
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Thank you, Sadje.
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You’re most welcome
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Enjoyed this form. Its new to me. Lovely verses to your Spring.
Thanks for droppinv by my blog.
Much💜love
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Thanks, Gillena!
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The flow in your beautiful poem is so perfect, Lisa. Spring is like that, one day it’s there then it’s gone and then it’s there again! Lovely🙂
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So happy you enjoyed the poem, Jay. Thanks! :)
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Beautifully knitted, Li! ❤️
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Thank you, Punam!
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You are welcome.
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The painting ~ your poetry ~ how incredibly lovely.
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So happy you enjoyed them, Helen <3
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This beautifully represents this time of year. Just lovely!
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Dale thank you very much. I like how this one turned out.
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With good reason!
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What a beautiful poem for this time of year Lisa 💐
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Thanks much, AJ!
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Really lovely!
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Thank you, Luanne :)
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You’re welcome!
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I never heard of the Goddess Ostara and her story – so thank you. Yet, another Pagan tradition borrowed by and transformed for another spring holiday to appease the masses.
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Indeed, Jules!
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Would it be that we could just teach kindness for all… without the expectations or fears associated with some ‘traditions’.
While searching for the ‘why’… the only thing I came up with was an Othodox version of ‘red’ for blood. No mention of ‘borrowing’ colored eggs from the Goddess. So I’m going to guess the general public (besides not caring at this point) don’t know the truth. But then most believe a spring birth date should be clelebrated in winter… but that is another story…or miss-story.
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Thanks for looking for answers. YMMV.
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There might be others if one looked deeper. But some wouldn’t want to know them anyway… – their loss.
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Oh… the first time I saw a show that showed ancient Greek Priests use the very first vending machine to dispence holy water… and also basically starve and then give drugged drinks to folks seeking mystic answers (so they wouldn’t see the strings holding up the fake angels from cave ceilings or notice the holes where the priets alter voices came from… well that was just very discouraging.
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:( Seeing the man behind the curtain takes all of the magic out and replaces it with … evil, in this case!
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People make rules. Some people anyway.
Some rules can be good; like don’t play in the street. But others that promote unkindness – they are the seeds of greed, which never really satisfies.
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marvellous. love it.
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Thanks, Jude!
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This was a beautiful poem, Lisa!
Yvette M Calleiro :-)
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thanks much, Yvette :)
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