The Wheel

Demeter, determined her children to show
Assigned great feasts for all to know
Upon her wheel the days are set
A pattern for how Life ought be met

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Yule)
The widowed Crone in dead of night
Gives birth to her late Love's delight
What was sown, now full completed
With babes first cry, Her light depleted

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Imbolic)
Yuletide's babe is finally weaned
The infant now a Maid is seen
Before the loam is full revealed
Begin to plan for this years yield

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Oestra)
Young Maid and Master duly met
Find love that's true and future set
For their betrothal gifts and song-ings
Commit to them your works and longings

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Beltain)
Lord and Lady cease refrain
The two are joined neath leaf and flame
Entangled full by love and passion
Begin your works in like-same fashion

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Litha)
The Lord is beaming in his prime
The Lady glowing hums his rhyme,
As Maid to Mother now amends
Embrace the light, 'fore it descends

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Lughnasadh)
First harvest of the wheat entered
Lord's great strength likewise tempered
As Mother's rounding shape is seen
Intentions sewn now come to be

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Mabon)
The Lord And Lady slow their pace
The fruiting harvests firm in place
For seasons bounty duly graced
With food and banquet we give thanks

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

(Samhain)
The Lord expires, strength full spent
His Light departs from firmament
Crone, wild laments her Lover lost
Wisdom gleans from Passion's dross

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

The widowed Crone in dead of night
Gives birth to her late Love's delight
What was sown, now full completed
With babes first cry, Her light depleted

Yule, Imbolic, Oestra, Beltain
Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain

Here the wheel`s fully spun
All things that are have now been done
If from life you've more to learn
Give the wheel another turn