{"id":47018,"date":"2020-07-26T12:37:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T12:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=47018"},"modified":"2020-07-26T17:04:37","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T17:04:37","slug":"little-lugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/07\/little-lugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Little lugh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Little baby lugh<br \/>\nHe was Tossed into the sea<br \/>\nDisposed of by his grandfather<br \/>\nBALOR who wickedly<br \/>\nDecided He was a hopeless case<br \/>\nBut luckily MANANNAR<br \/>\nConcerned about pollution<br \/>\nSaved LUGH, who was far<br \/>\nFrom drowning,<br \/>\nwhich was fortunate<br \/>\nand raised him as his Boy<br \/>\nUntil he was old enough<br \/>\nWhen his  Uncle Did employ<br \/>\nHis company apparent<br \/>\nOf very high acclaim<br \/>\nand LUGH was into learning<br \/>\nHis skills the very same<br \/>\nGoibhniu a great Smithy<br \/>\nDexterous and strong<br \/>\nAnd Lugh became his neophyte<br \/>\nAnd practised all along<\/p>\n<p>He Grew tall and  handsome<br \/>\nAnd decided to  apply<br \/>\nTo perhaps be an apprentice god<br \/>\nTo the Top God him most high<br \/>\nWho had terminated Balor<br \/>\nUnder the same sky<br \/>\nand that he would rule the harvest<br \/>\nAnd crafts, and would Apply<br \/>\nWhole grains held That life force<br \/>\nBirth and death within<br \/>\nHe Knew  ADONIS was the god of grains<br \/>\nWithin that skin<br \/>\nAnd that ZEUS who had two daughters<br \/>\nAphrodite and PERSEPHONE<br \/>\nEach shared six months with Adonis<br \/>\nWhich is how things came to be<br \/>\nSpring Through into Summer<br \/>\nA tIme of APHRODITE<br \/>\nAutumn in to Winter<br \/>\nA time for PERSEPHONE<\/p>\n<p>and LUGH Then gave his name to<br \/>\nThe sabatt of the day<br \/>\nHarvest time bake bread time<br \/>\nLammas so to say<br \/>\nMaking bread men<br \/>\nCorn dollys corn husk Chains<br \/>\nTo wear<br \/>\nPentacles of  vines<br \/>\nRed Apple candles share<br \/>\nThe bounty of the harvest<br \/>\nAn abundance, waiting<br \/>\nFor a summers day<br \/>\nWhen the ripe grains could be harvested<br \/>\nThreshed and stored away<\/p>\n<p>A time of great excitement<br \/>\nLots of games to play<br \/>\nStill in the month of Holly<br \/>\nRuled by Mars and fire<br \/>\nMasculine and protective<br \/>\nOf lightening strikes most dire<br \/>\nIn four days comes the Hazel<br \/>\nRuled by the sun and air<br \/>\nMasculine  luck and fertility<br \/>\nAnd protection aware<\/p>\n<p>A classic triple deity<br \/>\nA powerful soul was he<br \/>\nVery into ravens and crows<br \/>\nExceptionally<br \/>\nInto battle magic<br \/>\nA god of ancient form<br \/>\nCreated games to pass the time<br \/>\nAssemblies to warm<br \/>\nPoetry recitations artworks crafts and games<br \/>\nThe morrigan would shape shift<br \/>\nIn red tresses she inflames<br \/>\nThe magic of the moment<br \/>\nA god of warrior skill<br \/>\nA goddess of such beauty<br \/>\nHer prowess for to thrill<br \/>\nStanding stones received a veneration<br \/>\nHopefully<br \/>\nTo increase and heighten aura\u2019s<br \/>\nWith the purest energy<\/p>\n<p>In these days of lockdown<br \/>\nOf distancing and more<br \/>\nVaccinations wearing masks<br \/>\nOr viruses galore<br \/>\nThe whole wide world has altered course<br \/>\nNeed my dears none more<br \/>\nThan association of magic and spells<br \/>\nLike none  we have before<\/p>\n<p>Our order is important<br \/>\nEach member\u2019s heart and soul<br \/>\nBound as one together<br \/>\nIn a  collective role<br \/>\nTo accomodate each other<br \/>\nAs totems one and all<br \/>\nWe are warriors together<br \/>\nAnd will always  be on call<\/p>\n<p>MERRY MEET AND MERRY PART AND MERRY MEET AGAIN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little baby lugh He was Tossed into the sea Disposed of by his grandfather BALOR who wickedly Decided He was a hopeless case But luckily MANANNAR Concerned about pollution Saved LUGH, who was far From drowning, which was fortunate and &hellip; 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