Come To The Sabbath, Samhain

By HeadpatSlut

Come To The Sabbath, Samhain




The Wheel has turned and rests on a Sabbath-
A time of true memoriam and free from rage and wrath-
Lead the solemn jig and rest upon a silent path-

The other end of Beltane's light, for Shadows gather here-
Do not depress, do not be still, of darkness have no fear-
Remember now the ones departed, the loved, the missed, the dear-

Deep into the forest go, to a burial ground of gold-
Be weary now, for storm clouds gather, and gails herald cold-
We gather here and now as did we in the times of old-

Burning incense in the evening, gather 'round the fire light-
Chanting out the Wiccan Rede, we'll cast the rune sticks tonight-
We'll carry out the ceremony and preserve the neopagan rite-

To the Gods both high and low, offer up a Raven's feather-
Pushing boundaries of two worlds thin like tattered leather-
Come to the Sabbath, come and see as spirits come together.

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Copyright 2010 DK6_Marius
Published on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.     Filed under: "Spiritual" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Written for the Pagan Sabbat of Samhain, ride well on merry tides, my friends.
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  • A former member wrote: I love this! Samhain is my favorite of all holidays! I love everything about it.. what it symbolizes and the traditions and customs have always fascinated me so much! This is a beautiful poem and as someone who always looks forward to Samhain, and as someone who is blissfully nostalgic of the Samhain celebrations of my childhood, this poem really brought a smile to my face! Brilliantly done!

  • Wiccad On Wednesday, September 29, 2010, Wiccad (124)By person wrote:

    Very nice ode to Samhain, tis the witching season. Good job.

  • HeadpatSlut On Wednesday, September 29, 2010, HeadpatSlut (257)By person wrote:

    Aye me friend, 'tis the season indeed, 'tis the season indeed. Scholar

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