{"id":37850,"date":"2018-08-14T21:39:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=37850"},"modified":"2019-02-25T17:13:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T17:13:34","slug":"in-a-wee-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/in-a-wee-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"In a wee wood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was just a wee wood<br \/>\nWith a lushness galore<br \/>\nWith all sorts of trees<br \/>\nAnd wild flowers and more<br \/>\nSome old hazel hedging<br \/>\nAnd brambles to tear<br \/>\nA brook and a stream<br \/>\nSuch a  sweet grove to share<\/p>\n<p>Several goddess trees<br \/>\nThe alder of old<br \/>\nLoving the river<br \/>\nOn water its sold<br \/>\nA carpet of purple<br \/>\nAnd orbs oft around<br \/>\nWhere so many birches<br \/>\nOf silver are found<br \/>\nbringers of promise<br \/>\nNot wanting less<br \/>\nMy lady a witch<br \/>\nAnd in truth I confess<br \/>\nSuch an enchanting spirit<br \/>\nAnd  no brighter mind<br \/>\nAnd of course at their  feet<br \/>\nFly agaric we find<\/p>\n<p>Lady of the wood<br \/>\nThats the birch all aglow<br \/>\nWith her silvery bark<br \/>\nNew beginnings they flow<br \/>\nSo very creative<br \/>\nA positive sign<br \/>\nIn her cottage surrounded<br \/>\nBy everything fine<br \/>\nThe 14 th day of august<br \/>\nThat be opportune<br \/>\nTen days before<br \/>\nThe most amazing tune<br \/>\nThat rings through out the branches<br \/>\nA splendid refrain<br \/>\nFrom the solar eclipse<br \/>\nAnd that dance in the rain<\/p>\n<p>In the warmth of her cottage<br \/>\nA wood burning stove<br \/>\nA beautifully tiled hearth<br \/>\nHer besom she drove<br \/>\nLinked with the water<br \/>\nClose to the brook<br \/>\nWhere the spirits resided<br \/>\nAnd would often look<br \/>\nThey loved the shelter<br \/>\nTheir watery air<br \/>\nThe first  ogham tree<br \/>\nSo Bold and aware<br \/>\nIn the light of the moon<br \/>\nThey blaze to the sky<br \/>\nAnd my glorious friend<br \/>\nShe just understands why<\/p>\n<p>When she sits in her window<br \/>\nBrushing her hair<br \/>\nEach sable strand<br \/>\nMy lady is fair<br \/>\nHer life giving qualities<br \/>\nFor to admire<br \/>\nAnd her warm path to wisdom<br \/>\nHeld fast in her fire<br \/>\nIn the wee  wood<br \/>\nNymphs of the blue<br \/>\nDance in sweet halo&#8217;s<br \/>\nAnd wet with the dew<br \/>\nDescend just like faeries<br \/>\nTo peep and to be<br \/>\nCreating an aura<br \/>\nAnd an alchemy<\/p>\n<p>Seeing her robed up<br \/>\nIn that awesome green<br \/>\nWith her hat and her jewellery<br \/>\nShe is a queen<br \/>\nIn the wee wood<br \/>\nHer feyness is there<br \/>\nWith all the brook spirits<br \/>\nAround her to share<br \/>\nAn astral embrace<br \/>\nAnd to be by her side<br \/>\nIn her cauldron of care<br \/>\nWhere peace does reside<br \/>\nHer books and her spells<br \/>\nAnd her shadows I share<br \/>\nIn the wee wood<br \/>\nWith my lady aware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was just a wee wood With a lushness galore With all sorts of trees And wild flowers and more Some old hazel hedging And brambles to tear A brook and a stream Such a sweet grove to share Several &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/in-a-wee-wood\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,200],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ethereal-poems","category-the-sabbats-and-the-old-craft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37850"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40304,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37850\/revisions\/40304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}