Ending/Beginning

I know the calendar is just a construct,

a remnant meant to honor a long-gone pope,

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but Gregory’s creation is what we have, so

we make do with the tools we must.

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Solstices and equinoxes, the seasonal

changes, are elegantly hidden within the

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vehicle for feast days and Catholic

consecrations, and all wrapped within

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an ancient homage to the old gods:

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The Sun’s Day, the Moon’s Day, Tiw’s Day,

Woden’s Day, Thor’s Day, Frigg’s Day, Saturn’s Day.

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This year has not been easy for me and mine,

but we have worked to offset loss with creation,

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art to ease our pain, hasten our healing, and

help others heal. Finding ways to be of service

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to the world by holding one another closer.

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The year ends with a black moon, a second

new moon within the month, an apt rarity

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given the menu of eclipses and comets

and planetary movements foretelling

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energetic conclusion and beginning. A black moon

to close the year, so set your intentions

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to release old thinking, to shed old ways

that no longer serve, to make space

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for the possibilities that come with this

Gregorian rebirth. With every moment

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we have the opportunity to begin anew.

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Take it.