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Yearning for a little mystery, a connection to nature, something to wonder about?  

Settle in, grab a cup of tea, read on and let the wondering begin. 

We're sharing stories, happenings, divinations, poetry and more.

We aren't in a hurry, sometimes the greatest treasures are the little things that happen in between the moments.

Claire's Corner: Reclaiming

Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings

Reclaiming

Even pavement has its lifespan, and one day,
Milkweed knows:
It is time.

Tiniest fragile root finds a crack in hard conglomerate,
Fingers down to softness, soil, moisture, O happy day!
Sends more and more roots grasping deep,
Then begins,...

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Claire's Corner: Eat the Fear

Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings

Eat the Fear

Eat every blessed moment.
Gnaw the edges of the tough ones,
Spit out the woody fibre
That will not break you down.

Open wide, take in
Every ever-loving juicy thing,
And chew it till it drips
All down your steadfast chin.

Let every cell...

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Claire's Corner: Writing Poetry

Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings

Writing Poetry

I would dance in the wordwind,
            Whirl in the spiralling light,
Let the sound and story soar,
Gather meaning,
And land in the very space
Shouldered open, welcoming
Each tender newborn phrase.

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Claire's Corner: One and All

Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings

One and All

Look around. See the beauty of us all.
We are so many faces, so many bodies.

We are the particular strands of a spider's web,
The scrape of rock, the dance of serpent,
The sinuousness of your hand.

Take it all in, all.
Listen, do you...

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Claire's Corner: Beltane

Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings

Beltane

Winter was long, dark, still.
Some days I let go,
To sink into stone, and like a stone, wait.

And now, undaunted by any human despair,
This relentless lusty earth has turned,
Surging out green.

A love-cry from deep in her belly rings out
In...

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Claire's Corner: Coming Home to Earth

Poetry from Claire Sylvan’s book, Turnings

Coming Home to Earth

O Mother I have wandered,
Have spread only a quick nod, a wave, 
Hiding my own need for you, ignoring
My deep and complex rooting in your heart.

You have called me, yes,
And all the tendrils of your love and care
Still yearn...

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