Autumn Equinox at the Roll rights stones

A coming together of friends on the earth
Roll rights the backdrop with all of its worth
A great spread of fields for all eyes to see
In the comfort and shade of many a tree
Our circle was cast we held hands we were one
The ritual you felt it, it had begun
Above us a grey sky but the wind seemingly
Subsided we warmed to its true mystery

Veronica arch druid spectacular
With her well chosen words in the vernacular
She puts all at ease some had not been before
And you just get drawn into the care at the core
The Autumn Equinox and people could see
The colours the vibrance of every tree
The mid harvest festival to contemplate
An abundance of crops for the forthcoming plate
Today we were fortunate for many came
New faces and old faces and some of the same
And a hand fasting group whose energy flowed
A coming together clearly it showed
They were happy and joyful and took on the day
Many had come from far far away
They injected their love and their gleeful desire
With their exuberance and with their fire

They joined in the harvest play that was performed
Again as the villagers everyone warmed
To their spirit their playfulness they brought such fun
And the old harvest spirit in black he had done
A great job our Ollie replacing the sun
The magic of harvest willingness to
Be part of the village and the great harvest through

Then it was food and a small sip of mead
To warm the old cockles and help all succeed
And whilst this was happening the old grey bard
Went into the circle to give us a yard
Of prose about why we were all there today
And it rolled off his tongue like a wet bale of hay

Then it was Claudia’s turn in the ring
With a crisp gentle voice she did gently bring
The astrological meaning, and we
Learned a great deal from her actually
In her autumnal colours she brought it to bear
The harvest the equinox that we could share

Then our arch druid resplendent in green
Picked up the speaking stick explaining the scene
Was set for each of us some words for to say
Be comfortable enjoy it for that is the way
And we went around the circle each soul in turn
Feeling the fervour and began to learn
That we were all friends with love in our sights
At the druidic circle within the roll rights

There were children a dog and people who came
To be part of the ritual and somehow to claim
A place on the earth and to feel its great power
To share earnest thoughts and under that shower
Of historic relevance and, magic there
We all became one in the oxfordshire air
We ended with “Ho” clasped hands and let fly
What was left of our energy into the sky
Feeling it all and sharing it too
Laughter and joyfulness just bursting through

THANKS YOU ALL FOR COMING IT WAS CHARGED WITH SUCH VITALITY
AND HAPPINESS and we look forward to see you all at Samwain