Earth Mother Invocation

by Kerry

I’ll speak to you of drifting sand,
Cold dirt, and crumbling stone,
Where far below lie broken wood,
And ash, and dusty bone.
Planted in a field in rows,
Or under earthen mound,
She takes back all her children,
To her womb beneath the ground.
As she cradles and reclaims
All bodily remains,
Deep within her belly lies
The Lord Hades’ domain.

Her maw the cavern entrance
Where freed spirits leave the light,
Her blood, a river pushing boat
With souls all packed in tight.
Within her crags and fishers deep,
The Wealth-Lord’s diamonds form,
While up upon her surface,
Left friends and family mourn.
But if a loved one’s voice is what
A kinsman needs to heal,
She gives of harvest bounty
For to share a silent meal.

She watches as they carve a name,
A memory in stone,
Where far below lie shining wood,
Still face and covered bone.
Planted in a field in rows,
Or under earthen mound,
She takes back all her children
To her womb beneath the ground.
And as she cradles Ancestors
Deep in Hades’ domain,
Their memories, their knowledge and
Their love always remain.

(Grove of the Other Gods
Samhain 2014
To Hades as the Lord of Wealth)