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Rævyn Cigány
June 30th, 2001, 02:45 AM
I am the waning moon
The Goddess who is fading from the land
In the Springtime I sought my Lord
And mated with him beneath the trees and stars
At Beltane I wed my Lord
Beneath the first blossoms of the hawthorn tree
And in the Summertime I ripened the apples in the orchards
And the fruit grew round and strong
At the corn harvest I cut down my Lord
That by his death our people might be fed

And now in the Autumntime
I descend beneath the Earth
To dwell with my Lord in his dark kingdom
Until our child is born
At the Winter Solstice I will bring forth the child
And renew your hope
And at Candlemas I myself will return
To renew the land

I leave you, but I return to you
When you see my power fade
And the leaves fall from the trees
When snow obliterates like death
All trace of me upon the Earth
Then look for me in the Moon
And in the heavens, you will see the soul of me
Soaring still among the stars
And in that darkest time
When the Moon is covered by shadow
And there is no trace of me in Heaven or on Earth
When you look outward and your lives seem cold and dark and barren
Let not despair eat at your hearts.

For when I am hidden
I am but renewing
When I am waning
I am making ready for return
Remember my promise and look within you
And there you will find the spirit of me
Awaiting those who will seek
For by the well-spring of your being
I await you always.

I am Diana in Heaven
And on Earth, Persephone
And within you that dark Hecate
Triple am I
The One in Three
My body the Earth
My soul the Moon
And within thine innermost self
The eternal spirit of me.

Silver Venus
July 3rd, 2001, 10:01 AM
Thanks so much Rae!!
When would be the best month to do this in? August or September ~ I love Autumn with all the leaves falling of the trees :)

Rævyn Cigány
July 3rd, 2001, 10:11 AM
Originally posted by Silver Venus
Thanks so much Rae!!
When would be the best month to do this in? August or September ~ I love Autumn with all the leaves falling of the trees :)

Just my opinion, but Mabon would be perfect to recite this!!!

BB

Rae )0(

Silver Venus
July 3rd, 2001, 10:16 AM
Mabon it is then ~ The time of harvest! :D Ill print it off and put this one in my diary for then! Thanks :D

silvrsnstr
July 13th, 2001, 09:38 AM
That was really beautiful and pretty, and the descriptions were very vivid. I think that I am going to use it for Samhain, as that is when I feel its needed most. I like the Greek Pantheon, so I honor Persephone on Mabon, while she goes down into the UnderWorld. I have had trouble finding a Samhain diety tho, so I would say it then.
Blessings,
Crimson StarRaven

loopy
July 17th, 2001, 10:06 AM
*sigh* That was absolutely beautiful. I could feel Autumn as I read it. :D

Danustouch
July 19th, 2001, 10:14 AM
ooooooooooo Raevyn,...that was SOOOOOOO beautiful!!!!

It is a cool morning here, and it was easy to mistake the month for october. I am all of a sudden, finding i have the urge to make apple crisp!!!!!!!!

Mnemosyne
October 9th, 2002, 08:38 PM
This time of the year is perfect to recite these words. Autumn is here. :boing:

Check out these poems also.
http://paganpoetry.tripod.com/moonwillow/aut.html

http://www.angelfire.com/sys/popup_source.shtml?search_string=autumn+goddess

Danustouch
October 10th, 2002, 09:55 AM
I love this charge :) But then, I love just about everything about Autumn :)

Mnemosyne
October 10th, 2002, 08:58 PM
Me too! I love Autumn. To me, autumn is a time of change. I love how the leaves change color, and the weather cools down. I feel so much closer to the earth in this season (spring as well). I am drawn more to Demeter this time of the year. Does anyone else feel close to this goddess currently?

Well, Danustouch, autumn is a time of change. Hopefully, this time will bring good positive change in your life. :heartthro

Nina
October 11th, 2002, 05:35 PM
Very close to Demeter at the moment... seeing her in my own mother right now. Very comforting...

Agaliha
August 15th, 2005, 10:04 PM
I love autumn-time. Lovely poem :)

Philosophia
August 15th, 2005, 10:13 PM
Did you write this, or is there another author? I would love to put this in my journal!

BlackEyed_Susan
August 16th, 2005, 12:53 AM
That's absolutely beautiful :)

Rævyn Cigány
August 23rd, 2005, 07:37 AM
Did you write this, or is there another author? I would love to put this in my journal!

Wow, I totally forgot I'd posted this. Four years ago, sheesh!

No, I didn't write this. I'm not entirely sure who did. I posted it after making a page out of it on my now gone Tintagel website.

B*B

Rae )O(

Agaliha
August 23rd, 2005, 04:49 PM
I found out who wrote it! Vivianne Crowley. I did a search for some of the lines and found out.
http://www.freewebs.com/mapp/newsletter/samhain2002/pc1.html (http://www.freewebs.com/mapp/newsletter/samhain2002/pc1.html)
at the bottom it credits her.

WAHM-Brenda
August 23rd, 2005, 05:27 PM
Thanks everyone for posting and for sharing!

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