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| ROSMERTA and MERCURY from a relief in Roman Gloucester. |
Cup, vat and ladle
she brings to the feast,
offerings held out
to sup, to taste the mead
of prophecy, the welling spring
of inspiration, of validation.
Plucked harp strings resonate
for her, tuned to her plenty:
the flow of awen contained
in the cup she offers
because it is blessed by her
with the gift she brings
to the feast for which
there is no invitation
save the one held
by the harper, the divine son
of inspiration ─
it is for her he plays
and for us to hear
or not to hear
the rippling waves
of the harp, the breeze
on the flowing stream
which her cup holds.
