Post by AquarianM on Oct 21, 2009 at 1:59am
Night Fire Circle...The stars rise high on a cool Autumn breeze,
Sun faded and spent,
The stones circle 'round the flames as they flicker and dance,
Mesmerizing embers glowing inside your mind,
The dance begins and the drum beats strong and steady,
Winds on the peak of the hill whipping about,
The horn blows strong and prayers rise on the wind.
"Bring us light by season's end,
Crops and plenty and bees and honey,
Sugar and mothers' milk and newborn babes,
Stars and spirits let the world begin anew,
Love and life with the Spring's warm light."
The ritual is complete,
The seasons free to come full circle,
As the world dies and is reborn yet again,
We turn inward and reflect on the year and years past,
On the places our ancestors went and were,
On the meaning of home and the warmth of the hearth,
Clan and kin and all that used to be,
On the wonders that may yet come.
'Tis the time of Samhain and the spirits are close,
All Hallows Eve becons and we whisper to our ghosts,
Personal and tribal,
No matter the ways they try,
None can steal our ancestors away,
As far as we roam they care nothing for distance,
It's always us that seeks the magic of place,
Forgetting that the people there are what fuel it.
Dance on the hill,
Dance by the flames,
Dance in the stone circle,
Dance for the tribe,
Dance for the universe never-ending.
AquarianM
By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 10/21/2009
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