4 Rites for Early Spring

Bird rite - make wings from fallen branches, climb the tallest tree you can, sing any song you know with a bird in it, from start to finish, out loud

Reparation rite - use cardboard from your online orders to make a person sized sculpture of a tree, then apologise to it

Walking rite - find a new pathway to walk, walk it alone; walk it in rain, wind and sun, then give it a name

Fire rite - write a poem about fire. Go outside. Set fire to it. As it burns, speak the words as you remember them


Published by colinhopkirk

Poet, writer, artist. Writing and performing in England, publishing anywhere. Member of Hexameter performing poets. Workshops, projects, cross-arts collaborations.

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