Calling the Spirits (Samhain)
 
By the threads that still connect us
By the silver cord unbroken
By the love that is eternal
Now, (state name), I will call you.
 
As the Western gate stands open
To the land of golden sunsets
In that peace that is unending
In that life that is eternal.
 
On this night of ancient wonder
Where our souls can join together
I’ll close my eyes and see you smiling
As I slowly reach to touch you.
 
In that land beyond the dawning
Where your journey never ended
Where the pathway still leads upward
On that circle laid through time.
 
May the moonlight guide your footsteps
May the starlight be your pathway
As we journey to the center
On this ancient night together.
 
When our souls can be united
When our worlds are now the closest
When the silence choirs our love
When the circle is unbroken.
 
By the mystery all surrounding
With this breath by which I called you
In the flickering of the firelight
I say your name within my heart.
 
It echoes down through time unending
In the protection of this evening
May your presence wash through me
And together we are one.
 
You who have passed through another plane
State full name
I remember you.
 
 
By Silver Ravenwolf
(from the novel Murder At Witche’s Bluff)