Winter Flower Songlines

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Flower barrow at McCrae, Mornington Peninsula
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Totally Optional Prompts ~ Flowers
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In some worlds
Winter time is not usually a time for flowers ~
But in Australia
Any time can be
Flower time
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Don't be deceived
By tiny
Pale
Microscopic blooms
Struggling in a shop barrow
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A walk through any street
Reveals
The drama
The orchestration
Of winter flowerings
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Flower at McCrae, Mornington Peninsula
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Elegant
Swaying dancers
On a plush
Red carpet
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Flowers near Dromana Hub carpark

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A brush with the fires of passion

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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Flowers near Dromana Hub carpark

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Many brushes inflamed with passion

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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Camellia in the rain
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But for me

The loveliest of all

Has to be

The beautiful heartsong

Of a camellia

Weeping

In gentle rain

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Tribute to Heath Ledger - The rains of yesterday are still lightly falling for Heath Ledger

The tears of yesterday still linger. So to transform the sadness of tears, here is the beautiful cleansing of Indian Rains. A Beautiful song for the exotic Indian Rain. One of the sensuous songs from the critically acclaimed award-winning 'MTV Album of the year' by the most popular singers of Indi-pop music,Hariharan & Leslie Lewis a.k.a Colonial Cousins.A suitable song to be heard when u feel bored & sit in your lawn having a hot coffee in the cold rains to make you feel the nature's beauty.

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Why did I choose rains from India? I have no real idea! So here are a few rains in my songlines.

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When I think of gushing, swirling waters

Gorging

Fruitless

Possessions~

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I think of India

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When I think of ancient waterworlds

Singing old sweet rivers

Of motherly love

And kindness

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I think of India

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When I think of eternal rains

Springing hope

From luminous

Rocky ochres

Of dreaming monoliths

To the choking dusts

Of Deccan plains

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I imagine

Uluru

Reaching out

Longingly~

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To Indian rains

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P.S. I imagine Heath Ledger is Uluru. May he walk eternally in the love of Indian Rains.

An ordinary week is sacred - songlines from my somewhere

For the Celts, a week was synchronised and divided by 7 sacred trees.

Sunday - birch

~~~ One could do worse than be a swinger of birches ~ Robert Frost

The birch tree symbolises purification, re-birth and new beginnings. It is one of the first trees to leaf in springtime. A great water divining wood.

Monday - willow

~~~ The willow tree plays the water like a harp ~ Ramon Gomez de la Serna

This is the tree of intuition. The tree is often assocaiated with witchcraft. It is the tree of dreaming and enchantment. The moon rules the willow. A great water divining wood.

Tuesday - holly

~~~ Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, But which will bloom most constantly? ~ Emily Bronte

In Celtic folklore, holly is King of the Waning Year and winter opponent of the oak, the summer tree; protector of family and friends. It is a plant found throughout the world; bears fruit in winter.

Wednesday - hazel

~~~ The hazel might be said to be the quintessential Celtic tree because of its legendary position at the heart of the Otherworld. ~ Mara Freeman

The hazel tree is the tree of wisdom and justice. It is a mystical tree. The tree is frequently to be found by holy wells in Britain and Ireland. Some legends say this tree is immune from all lightning and that the holy family sheltered under this tree. A great water divining wood.

Thursday - oak

~~~ Those green-robed senators of mighty woods, Tall oaks, branch-charmed by the earnest stars, Dream, and so dream all night without a stir. ~ John Keats

In Celtic folklore, the oak is King of the WaxingYear; it is in eternal struggle with the holly in the battle of the seasons. The oak is the symbol of nobility and independence.

Friday - apple

~~~ All millionaires love a baked apple. ~ Ronald Firbank

The apple is the symbol of fertility and immortality. It is, alternatively, symbolic of poison. The apple graces many world legends in both roles.

Saturday - alder

~~~ I am the shining tear of the sun. ~ Alnus

The alder is the symbol of bridges and foundations. It symbolises finding inner strength.

For more references, see: Mystical World Wide Web - Trees + Trees ~ Lore, Myths, Magick, Facts, Folklore, Legends, Esoterica, Superstitions

GEMMA WISEMAN

* A willow by a river is a soft thinking place.

* An oak by a winding highway marks the pride of the journey.

* The oak and the holly: public enemies, secret friends.

* To visualise wisdom, imagine a hazel tree by a sacred well.

* An apple is fruit for the hungry spirit.

* The birch and the alder - arboreal dimensions of the phoenix.

* A tree's branches are the world wide web to the sky.

Just some random thoughts from my somewhere - the songline of my somewhere

* A division bell is the taste and scent of cold darkness.

* Ancient wisdom is modern ignorance.

* Air magic is a kite streaming with colour.

* Moon magic is the rainbow in a night sky.

* To know what creature you are is animal magic.

* Breathe in the stone circles of the ancient ones.

* Ley lines are the music of ancient songs.

* Swirl the sands with an old twig and see the gallery of yesterdays.

* Take the soil from a lover's footprint; embrace it in a pot; plant a flower.

* Wings on your feet is crystal magic.

* Know the sacred kingdoms of metals.

* Seek your holy writings in the hieroglyphs of the spirit.

* Know the colour of your candle and bathe in its light daily.

* Offer grace and break the bread.

* Pen a wish on a silver balloon and set it free.