Hello friends! Today I’ve got two things for you: an offer to read an ARC (advanced reader copy) of Double Alchemy, plus this month’s folklore-inspired poem.
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Folklore Friday
Pull up a chair and gather round; it’s cold in the Vale, but we have a fire, hot drinks, and soft blankets to keep us warm.
Today, we find little clusters of flowers poking their heads up from the snow. While they bloom anywhere from October through February in England, they are native to Eastern Europe.
In most English counties, it is bad luck to bring snowdrops inside. They are said to be omens of death. But they also symbolize hope and often herald the coming spring. I love the contrast of their daintiness with one bold version of their many names: snow piercer.
One Germanic folklore tale relates the interaction that allows snowdrops to bloom so early in the year. I’ve written an acrostic poem inspired by it below.
Snow transparent
Needed color, looked
On the rainbow flowers
Would anyone share?
Dainty snowdrop
Replied,
“Of course,
Please help yourself”