Frabjous Times


The auld peat

Earth toasts
this Lughnasadh
dram of Glenimbrium
cut from the old wood mistletoe sprig
four decades'
dispersion—
Sukkot tabernacle
gray wastelands the Angel Moroni
generations altered —
time travel
made easy
  1. This is Luna Mass, the celebration of the Lady of the Moon. In Scotland, she is Gealach, the "bright white moon of the seasons."
  2. A harvest feast of a different sort.
  3. The Angel
  4. "We believe in baptism for the dead for certain close relatives"
Originally written: 2/14/2003