Power Of Snow Mother
© Surazeus
2026 05 02

Helpless to understand why ravens cry,
Cailleach forms mountains of jagged truth
by strewing rocks and peat along the plain
from wicker basket of hope on her back,
then strikes the ground with her hammer-head staff
that causes the ground to freeze hard as glass.

Mounting the fleet-foot deer with seven horns,
Cailleach races along rocky shore,
long gold hair flowing in snow-sparkling wind,
to find secret lair in jagged cave by the sea
where she hides gold egg of the Raven God
so men cannot find treasure of her heart.

Clutching skull of Hamlet where serpent writhes,
Cailleach floats on wind over broad hill,
where jagged stones of fairy rings pierce Earth,
to drink ice-cold water from lake of eyes
where her herd of deer gather in moonlight,
then asks dead prophet if he understands.

While sitting on moss-covered hag-chair stone,
Cailleach feeds worms and seeds to raven flock
that flap broad wings to defend their snow witch
when Angus and his wife, Queen Bride, appear
on white horses with eyes of sunset flames,
and offer gifts of apples as they kneel.

Glaring at her daughter with frosty eyes,
Cailleach grumbles when they beg with tears
for her to release Earth from freezing winds
so wheat may sprout and fruit trees blossom fruit,
or hungry people of the misty isle
may rebel against her long hiemal rule.

Petting raven on her shoulder with care,
Cailleach in white gown and long gold hair
dances barefoot on meadow of pink flowers
where primrose flutter in soft morning breeze,
to kitchen hall where Bride brews apple cider
for everyone to drink on Beltane night.

Smirking with passionate joy of her heart,
Cailleach strides toward crowded blacksmith hall
where Sucellus hammers swords into plows
so warriors returning from plundering towns
may till wet fields to plant barley and wheat,
eager to brew whiskey for winter nights.

Hopeful to understand why ravens cry,
Cailleach breasts-feeds Belenus, her son,
who sprouts black wings he swipes from Icarus
and soars above high mountain peaks of faith
to blast invading army with sharp swords
with power of Snow Mother in his heart.

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Orpheus finds moss-covered hag-chair stone in mountains of Caledonia where he lays wreath of primrose to honor his great-grandmother Cailleach, the Snow Mother.

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