Blessing from the Harvest Queen
May the sunset cloak of shorter days enfold you
May you dance with the patterns of crimson and gold leaves
May you sing with owl and coyote in crisp moonlight
May you savor the orangeness of pumpkin and yam
and feel the sweetness of honey on your tongue.
May you listen to the dreams of seed corn
May elderberry strengthen you with stored sunshine
May persimmon grant you a fleeting hello
May the poignant flare of an October rose
kiss you with hope.
May your rooms be wreathed with smiles.
And, may you remember the grace and wisdom
found in both gathering and releasing.
I didn’t expect my last prompt for 30 Days of Harvest to be so literal. I gathered up all of my supplies for a Red Tent call tonight. I was supposed to be the guest speaker for Journey of Young Women talking about Womanrunes and how to make and use them. Tons of technical difficulties and associated confusion meant we had to postpone the call after about twenty minutes of trying to make it work. That would be the releasing part…
I also did a Womanrunes reading to close out the 30 Days experience. I got the Two Circles (rune of merging), followed by the Dark Moon (rune of wisdom), and then the Wheel…rune of fate. “The wheel turns, life unfolds, your breath moves in and out.”
(My candle is lit for the #waveoflight for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day today.)
WoodsPriestess 
It’s been quite a sacred 30 days, hasn’t it??
And what a reading to close with 🙂
xxx
Yes! I love these classes and am thinking of doing the next one too. 😊
I love your poem so much, Molly!
Thank you! It flittered around the edges of my mind all day and I finally was able to let it out late at night–I feel like I forgot parts of it, but it is what it is! 🍂❤️
What an amazing challenge! I loved following you and think about the things you talked about. ❤