healingwords: poetry for the soul

This statue of Saint Brigid stands in the middle of a circular garden to the side of the Holy Well at Liscannor in County Clare, Ireland. It is a beautiful place, at the foot of a peaceful graveyard, looking out towards the Atlantic Ocean. Both the garden and the shrine of the Holy Well are a place of pilgrimage for people looking for the intercession of Saint Brigid, with a collective memory of the pagan Goddess who shared her name.  We were there alone in the afternoon sunshine and felt the ripple of the generations of prayer and hope gathered in the humble offerings and natural beauty. 

I have woken up to day to an amazing sunset, pink and gold lighting the sky. Then a flurry of raindrops wet the terrace to the sound of the morning cooing of wood pigeons and the crow of cockerels. The sky is now blue with wispy cloud and a lovely first day of Spring heralds as the February display of almond blossom is starting to blush. A good day to get outside and honour the returning light and Brighid, Goddess and Saint of fire, forge, hearth, poets and newborns, healing and inspiration. I will keep a candle lit today.  © 2020 Jacqueline Knight Cotterill.  All rights reserved.