This Poem was Submitted By: Gary A Wilmot On Date: 2002-08-12 12:02:14 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Gathering

Wary of strangers' open arms,beckoning, encouraged by the reassuring smile of my loving mate beside me, I entered the circle in an open field deep in the New Hampshire woods. We stood side-by-side, completing the cycle in celebration of Lughnassadh, Lammas,"the First Harvest". Deep,eerie call of an owl resounded from a bough high above as if bowing to the words of reverance. Startled by waving gestures I found myself part of a moving human wheel        d                 r      n                     o    u                         u  o                             n r                                d         d                          r      n                      o         u                u            o           n               r     d in a vibrant spiral                      of dancers, dreamers                                          seekers,  shaman Where strangers were transformed in a metamorphosis of kindred spirits Pungent aroma of burning sage, oak,pine rode a cool breeze. A lone image of a robed figure glowed beyond snapping amber coals of perpetual flames. On the banks of the Pemigawassett River the pounding of primitive drumming  pulsated in rhythmic harmony to the thumping in my chest, lulling me to a deep sleep laced with dreams of ancient rituals... In the shadows of nature spirits rose with truth,honesty,acceptance. Divinity stood cleansed of human convulusion in the naked,shared heart of a simple gathering.

Copyright © August 2002 Gary A Wilmot


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