Samhain at the Roll Rights 1/11/2015

The sun was shining from the West
Parting the trees its enormous zest
For life enlightened everyone
Burning white as it had done
For centuries but for us today
It put on, a great display

Illuminating the Autumn leaves
A manifestation that achieves
Such wonderment in the eyes of all
Conspicuous by its great white ball
Picking out the circle path and stones
And lifted us to those mystical zones
A coming together of hearts and minds
Of a hundred or so who felt the signs

Joining hands the energy
a halo
Of pink in the south to see
Over the lilac fields to where
Chipping Norton lay sprawling there
The ritual, was underway
In the fading light of day
The quarters opened and now inside
We felt the glow of eventide

Its a magical time for the light is pure
The dappled leaves around us lure
Our eyes our souls our hearts and we
Sank into the mystery
The veil was cast
And the seven came
They said their piece
And we all did claim

Their wondrous presence we could feel
The ancestors it all was real
Lots of colours in the dress
Lanterns lit I must confess
Sitting there upon my chair
I really truthfully was aware
Of others around us invited souls
Who came and took their respective roles

A Pagan voice from a while ago
A poetic response from the bard we know
Mead and fruits all blessed be
Shared and spared no infantry
Veronica and Claudia to the fire did go
And performed a ceremony in The glow
Tossing the contents into the fire
Watching the flames lick higher and higher

Onwards to the speaking stick
And around the circle with a song from Nick
Poignant messages shared and aired
Of ancestors who had clearly cared
And joined the circle as the light
Faded fast and the wind did bite
Silhouette’s and the lanterns fire
Brought encouragement to aspire
Claudia gave us a poetic note
An astrological posy wrote
And delivered it, nice and clear
Picked up by the smallest ear
To the greater good to the higher plain
As Jack with his frost began to gain
Access to our hands and feet
And clearly trying to compete
With the sun before him in a way
That reminded us on a November day
The nights are cold and an air of frost
With three hundreds Ho’s our energy tossed

Into the air out into the sky
A halo of breath was seen to fly
Over the tree tops out and away
To add to the dawn of the coming day
Samhain’s spirit was with us as we
Got back in the car to drive home and be
Aware of the Winter setting its mark
We drove through balls of mist and the dark
Hiding the mystical shafts of light
Sometimes within and out of sight

So many friends on this Samhain eve
Shared their thoughts which did achieve
A cathartic resonance all about
Leaving none of us in any doubt
The thinning of the sacred veil
And the participation of each tale
Such a memorable time was had
In our book of memories we can add

This Samhain and this ritual too
With the Cotswold Order shining through
With all of us joining the being of now
Sharing and caring and wondering how
The year will pan out to the ritual at Yule
At Stone Henge and Roll Rights

Weather permitting
And thats about all

See you all next time x