Thursday, August 25, 2005
P O E M
Bring me bay leaves and barley cakes,
My Lover's laid me low,
Bring me coltsfoot and mixing wine,
Some thread for me to sew,
'Neath waning moon and black ink sky
I'll strike the circle full,
With owl-marked leaf I'll cast my spell
by moonbeams bended pull,
My Lover's heart is pounded through
With coarser blood than mine,
His mouth breathes deep another's dew,
He's left me here to pine
Sweet Mother, hear your daughter's cry
Your lost Persephone,
On bended knee 'neath black ink sky,
Round 'bout encircle me
Across the sea my lover sails,
Tho' feet are on the ground,
I'll turn his feet to creeping snails,
His head to haggard hound
A love so sweet my Lover gave,
But now, I curse his name,
From Lover's arms into the grave,
A death to match his shame
Bring me bay leaves and barley cakes,
My Lover's laid me low,
Bring me coltsfoot and mixing wine,
Some thread for me to sew
My Lover's heart is pounded through
With coarser blood than mine,
His mouth breathes deep another's dew,
He's left me here to pine
Bring me bay leaves and barley cakes,
My Lover's laid me low,
Bring me coltsfoot and mixing wine,
Some thread for me to sew,
'Neath waning moon and black ink sky
I'll strike the circle full,
With owl-marked leaf I'll cast my spell
by moonbeams bended pull,
My Lover's heart is pounded through
With coarser blood than mine,
His mouth breathes deep another's dew,
He's left me here to pine
Sweet Mother, hear your daughter's cry
Your lost Persephone,
On bended knee 'neath black ink sky,
Round 'bout encircle me
Across the sea my lover sails,
Tho' feet are on the ground,
I'll turn his feet to creeping snails,
His head to haggard hound
A love so sweet my Lover gave,
But now, I curse his name,
From Lover's arms into the grave,
A death to match his shame
Bring me bay leaves and barley cakes,
My Lover's laid me low,
Bring me coltsfoot and mixing wine,
Some thread for me to sew
My Lover's heart is pounded through
With coarser blood than mine,
His mouth breathes deep another's dew,
He's left me here to pine
