LAST OF SUMMER RITE Soon the trees will be bare of the last of summers dress Reminding us to shed our own excess As the seasons turn round and round about We look towards tomorrow And lay our plans out Hail Mother Earth, soon to your rest will go In your garment of white and snow Blessing of peace be upon us Hail Sister Winds, whose breathe turns cold Dance of the leaves and Fairy bright Blessing of Peace be upon us Hail Brother Fire, as we gather around Basking in the warm glow of the last fires of harvest Blessing of Peace be upon us Hail Father Water, softly fallen snow Creator of a haven of silence to show Blessing of Peace be upon us The Harvest is in, the goods stored away We are ready for the winters stay Now we have moments of quite ways To spend the darker hours in peaceful days Now is the time to create and reflect On all the year behind us and what's to come yet As soon the new year will be here to remind us That we, like the crops, must grow in our trust Hail Persephone as you return to the Underworld The time you spend away counts the season of winter Hail Giver of light in the dark pathways Gracious is your care that guides our footsteps to the light Ever and always bright Mother do you guide our ways right Hail Great Horned one, Father of the forest shades Protector of all the furred one Who roam the forest glades Give to us your shielding grace Protect us from Winters ways Onward we seek To tomorrow we yearn Now is the time lay all the plans For the Year to come we make our play Your blessings Sweet Mother Persephone We ask for you to light the way We follow in the light you bring We are protected by the Fathers stay Hail and blessed be Hail Mother Earth, soon to your rest will go In your garment of white and snow Blessing of peace were upon us Hail Sister Winds, whose breathe turns cold Dance of the leaves and Fairy bright Blessing of peace were upon us Hail Brother Fire, as we gather around Basking in the warm glow of the last fires of harvest Blessing of peace were upon us Hail Father Water, softly fallen snow Creator of a haven of silence to show Blessing of peace were upon us |