Mabon's Arrival

Mabon’s arrival, the second harvest

of fruit and vegetable, of abundance,

declaring the new season, summer

into fall, into autumn, into the dark

months ahead, a giving of thanks

and a sharing of ourselves and the fruits

of our lives, sustaining us, balanced

this one day, lightness and darkness

shaking hands in passing, equally day

and equally night, journeying toward

winter, a closing in and shutting out

of the cold and darkness of our being,

an introspection, an accounting,

tallying up the changes of our lives

against the certainty of renewal, of growth

amidst the dormancy of winter,

to begin again, like the seeds

clamoring toward the sunlight,

blossoming, creating wonder and beauty.

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Mabon: “Also referred to as Harvest Home, the Feast of the Ingathering, and Meán Fómhair. Mabon is the second celebration of the harvest, a ritual of thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth, and a recognition of the need to share them to secure the blessings of the Goddess and the God during the coming winter months. One of the eight major annual sabbats or festivals. At Mabon, day and night are in equal balance. It is a time to offer gratitude for the blessings of the harvest and also to begin to prepare for turning inward. Making dishes with apples, squash and pumpkins as part of ritual celebration is customary.”

Recognized by: Pagan, Wiccan, Druid