17/10/2016

October Festivals

Diwali

In your heart
Safe from harm
The light of hope
Shines like a charm
Keep hold of hope
To light the way
And chase doubt
Far away


Samhain

The year draws in
All harvests done
Now count the days
Till Spring is come
In the runes
A fortune fold
And in a song
Tall tales are told
Light the bonfire
For more light
We'll celebrate
Samhain tonight


All Hallows Eve, All Souls & Saints and the Day of the Dead

In the candlelight's translucent air
Full of the angels incense and prayer

Dusk and dawn rub thin
To where, beyond death's veil
All sorrows cease
And love prevails

For one night we'll walk
Footsteps across the floor
A shiver in a silver flame
Echoes of the nevermore

In the moonlight's soft embrace
All phantom spirits, ghouls and wraiths
Dance to their ceaseless song
As lanterns call the enchanted throng

By morning light sharp contrast throws
The passing night into fleeting shadows
All Hallows Eve
All Souls, All Saints
And all the Dead
Are passing now into the night
As we walk in the new daylight

All Hallows Eve
All Souls, All Saints
And all the Dead
Across Lethe sail

All sorrows cease
And love prevails




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