Happy Samhain

by Unknown

Nov 2010 840 Views 13 comments

Happy Samhain!

Author: Unknown

The chill's arrived, the crop is in.
It's time for feasting to begin.
The smell of baking fills the night,
And time has come for bonfire's light.

Let's raise a mug of hearty ale,
In lantern's shine from hill and dale.
To toast the harvest and the feast,
And gather round the roasted beast.

While gathering from near and far,
We'll make a wish upon each star.
Haul in the wood and light the fire,
This is a feast not fun'ral pyre.

The veil is thin between the sides,
Where living lives and death resides.
So don your mask and chase away,
The evil spirits on this day.

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Posted: Nov 2010

About this poem:

Learned a new word today from a Wiccan friend

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Comments (13)

WitchaywomanCarpentersville, Illinois USANov 1, 2010

Cool. Goooo Pagan. Not enough Pagan males for all the little witches out there. For a Christian male, being married to a Wiccan is probably like being married to The Ghost Whisperer. Eep!

jeddah12singapore, Central Singapore SingaporeNov 1, 2010

don your mask to chase away those bad spirits fal..fun and fantastic write and love those smell of bakings and the toast of ale,,,great write

mike7375Castleblayney, Monaghan IrelandNov 1, 2010

It was an education reading this poem because it made me Google 'Samhain'. Never heard of it before and I should be ashamed seeing as it has Gaelic connections and I'm living in Ireland

Sounds like a fun a hearty time thanks for the insight FAL

GashlyAmish Hell, Ohio USANov 1, 2010

cool write, FAL!

'Salt the dead, you close the veil
The changer of shapes is alone on hooves
And the autumn's cold brings the pagan dead
Who seek the warmth of the Samhain fire
Do you want a paradise
Do you want a sacrifice
This is the night to laugh at death
This is the night to feast and dine...'
--samhain (the band! heh.)

mike7375Castleblayney, Monaghan IrelandNov 1, 2010

Nice one Gashly..

freeatlast64847OPLanagan, Missouri USANov 1, 2010

Thanks Witchaywoman! Not really a pagan, but have attended some meetings and used to belong to a group way back when.

gnj4uBoston, Massachusetts USANov 1, 2010

Hi, freeatlast64847,
The veil is thin between the sides, Where living lives and death resides. It's nice to share the living side with your poems! Happy Samhain!

luvuluvme2Smith Falls, Ontario CanadaNov 1, 2010

hi free, reading your poem one can almost smell the food cooking, see the fire burn and feel like celebrating. nic warm read, thx.

amahlalaAberdeen, South Dakota USANov 1, 2010

Wonderful read FAL! Happy Samhain to you also!

sophiasummerNorthland, New ZealandNov 2, 2010

The veil is thin between the sides,

Excellent!FAL!

Very!

Sophia
xx

niah9Auckland, New ZealandNov 3, 2010

I complete my degree this week after 3 years study, what I will remember are the tutors constant words, 'show me don't tell me....'
This poem shows in words what harvest is all about.
Loved it....Niah

jazzy75Houston, Texas USANov 3, 2010

freeatlast - your words transported me back into a different era...thank you for sharing such bounty :)

freeatlast64847OPLanagan, Missouri USANov 3, 2010

Thanks Jeddah! Yeah aroma memories are the strongest.

Thanks Redex, yep, all invited!

Thanks mike! Yeah, that's how I got started on this. Got the Happy Samhain from a friend and had to look it up.

Thanks Gashly, yeah the band came up when I googled.

Thanks gnj! Yeah, any day you wake up on top of the dirt is a good one...

Thanks luvluvme, so nice of you to say so.

Thanks amahlala, back atcha!

Thanks sophia! Always glad to hear from you.

Thank you niah, congratulations on your degree!

Thanks jazzy glad I could reach you.

Thanks to all for your kind comments!