Sojourner's Tale

The traveler goes a sojourning

She journeys near and far

She gathers all her countrywym

To share their faring talk

They meet around the circle

In the midnight of the fire

And tell of how each learned

Her way to find her circlet tie

One learned so by her mother's lap

And one her father's knee

One stole away in dead of night

To set her own heart free

A lady dressed in robes of green

Did find her way inside

By kneeling down on bended knee

And silver found her knight

Another sat in silence there

Among the forest trees

Upon a rock she stayed her till

Her spirit came to speak

For such the ways to circlet come

More numerous than sands

That trim the mighty oceans

And spill out onto the lands

And should you go a sojourning

To seek your soul in rest

This traveler bids go in peace

May find your spirit blessed

~~~your fellow traveler

Faerie Sojourner

©2002

The Wind

I saw you at the window

For a moment flashing by

As you swept across the night sky

On your way to meet the moon

As you rode your hair shown silver

And your cloak flew wild behind,

Your horse was dark as midnight

As it galloped neath the gloom,

And on toward the sunrise

Without waiting for reply

From the messenger sent to you

With a golden yellow star

You traveled on till daybreak

I lost you in the sun

Now I must wait till eventide

To signal you to come

And meet your fellow traveler

Who rides from age to age

And wishes to accompany you

On Faerie escapades.

Faerie Sojourner

©2002

Full Moon Rising

Full moon rising

Right in sight

Through the wispy clouds and fog

Speaks to owls

And bats in flight

Of the wisdom of the night

Full moon wisdom

Light in sight

Through the visions of the dream

Speaks to me

Of truth's delight

On my journey in the night

Faerie Sojourner

©2002

The Faerie's Ball

Come dance with me

And we'll be free

Don't be afraid of the fall

I've lit the way

To the forest glade

Follow along, it's not far

Come let us spin

Our weaver's tales

And laugh into the night

The midnight mists

Will hide our view

Till we are out of sight

Come let us play

Along the way

The path is deep and wide

Most certainly

Say you'll come with me

To the Faerie's Ball tonight

Faerie Sojourner

©2002

Faerie's Dance

Slowly, softly, tiptoe now

Through the grasses tall and blowing,

Whispering to call you, now

Careful to watch where you're going.

As in silence you draw near,

In the clearing's moonlight glowing,

Tiny moonbeams shimmer where

The aged willow tree is bowing.

There as soon as you appear,

You see beside the river flowing,

Faeries dance, then disappear

Quickly, lest you spy their going.

Just as soon they reappear,

Laughter twinkling, eyes full knowing

Of the game they love to play

When a stranger comes unknowing,

To their circle, night or day

A mystery's delight in showing,

Just enough to spin one's head.

Until they tire of games of ploying,

And slowly slip then off to bed.

Faerie Sojourner

©04/18/02

Center of the Circle

In the center of the circle
Sits a sister of the night
She has come to seek a vision
On her journey towards the light

Wanting wisdom fully measured
She is waiting for a sign
From the universal cycle
Pouring out eternal life

As she meditates in silence
Songs of nature fill the air
Forest dryads sing to naiads
Softly in their whispered care

Gentle breezes brush the needles
Of the pines in winded flair
And the chirping of the crickets
Warn of trespassers who dare

When a hush comes to the midnight
All attend with breath apart
Listening closely to the message
Given slowly to the heart

As a tear trails down in shadow
Sister rises for her flight
She must now complete her journey
With her wisdom gained this night

It is not in sorrow leaving
It is wisdom's price of gold
But she'd rather give up everything
For freedom loved and told

Still she smiles in her welcome
To the dawning of the day
And the sunrise shows her colors
Gold and yellow light her way

Universal in the circle
Is the cycle of all life
Forward motion of a journey
By a sister of the night

Faerie Sojourner

©2002