{"id":147952687,"date":"2024-08-21T13:01:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=147952687"},"modified":"2024-08-21T13:01:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T13:01:39","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-nodens-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=147952687","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: Nodens\u2019 Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A poem for Nodens after a stretch of time.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/33de3638-0202-4a15-a155-73fa908968d3_3127x4691.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of a brown autumn leaf floating in water during rain. Other leaves float near it, with an orange light reflecting on the water.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@theonlynoonan?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">John Noonan<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/brown-leaf-on-asphalt-road-E-9CFTftQh4?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><p>For the past few posts, my writings have predominantly focused on Brighid or Brigantia. Given that I think of the darker, rainier parts of the year as being associated with Nodens, that\u2019s still a few weeks off. For now, it\u2019s mostly hot and sunny, but traces of rainy days are already appearing. I yearn and cherish for the time that\u2019s approaching.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nodens\u2019 Autumn<\/h3><p>I recall the cloudy days,<\/p><p>when they drift like<\/p><p>hounds lazing down to rest.<\/p><p>A hint of crispness cuts<\/p><p>with the fine sharpness<\/p><p>of a blade in the wind.<\/p><p>The lingering mist swathing trees<\/p><p>are a both a hello and a namesake.<\/p><p>I greet You, a courtesy turned prayer,<\/p><p>hoping You will stay a while.<\/p><p>A temporary temple hangs near my home,<\/p><p>nestled among verdant pines and dying grasses.<\/p><p>Holy petrichor wafts in the air,<\/p><p>cleansing my body and my soul like incense.<\/p><p>A candle lit and hot tea lifted in Your honor,<\/p><p>I praise You and welcome Your return,<\/p><p>as the leaves shift to browns, golds, and reds.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poem for Nodens after a stretch of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147952687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147952687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147952687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147952687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147952687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147952687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147952687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}