" I went out to the hazel wood, because a fire was in my head..."

Hazel, tree of creative transformation and inspiration. The Celtic folklore and stories of this mercurial tree, tell us of wisdom and fertility for the intuitive impulse. ... Seek out the golden shimmer of the catkins in the early spring sunshine, may this spark your creativity, nourish your imagination and inspire your pilgrimage towards beauty...

Read the rest of the poem The Song of Wandering Aengus by WB Yeats

Willow Muse

rhapsody of flow, I do not rush
my quenching upwards to crown of gold
in boggy earth, transformation revealed

I seek,
Reflecting roots, reflecting lunar
the origins of inner life

I radiate darkness into motion,
stirrings beneath the land
guardian of ancient Albion's lost imaginings
whisper silent tales
listen