Brigid's Well. Liscannor, Ireland. The word "spring" has Dutch and German roots (springen). The early meaning was ‘head of a well’ or ‘a sudden surge or stream’. This contributed to the evolution of the word's meaning as initiate a beginning.
. . . A lone sightseer praying
in a private churchyard
where well waters rain down
rocks and stones with slippery backs.
On the road to Brigid's Well (excerpt), Usher.
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