‘Twas on the night of Samhain when Patrick lit the fire And lit a fire in the hearts of a nation. ‘Twas on the night of Samhain that a pagan flame brought the Light of Life ‘Twas on the night of Samhain The Saint received the blessing of a King And on that night his work truly began. ‘Twas on the night of Samhain that a nation began to be reborn There was but one snake in that land The Ancient Serpent who caused the Fall of Man The Saint dulled his fangs the night of Samhain Patrick was not of the land he’d come to love He’d once lived his life in chains and returned to free a nation It began the night of Samhain A chain spirit held his adopted nation and he came to break it He brought Life where they saw The Dead The Samhain flame burned bright upon that hill The Saint on a divine mission Lit a A holy flame to drive out evil A light in a world consumed by darkness The Samhain flame lived on in those he taught Lives on centuries later throughout the world The Samhain flames
“Beware the fair ones with cat’s eyes Who cheat and deceive and never tell a lie.” He did not heed those words, the man who came to me. “None can raise The Dead.” I said. “Not e’en among The Fae.” But he my warning did not heed and truth refused to see Mortal love had blinded him, His wife grown dead and cold, This, The Fae do not understand We who ne’er grow old. “This veil no Mortal sees beyond, Immortal can surely view…” I did not let him speak further, lest he himself deceive Ill news from my lips he would ne’er believe. “None may see past this veil, Mortal or Immortal, My people cannot lie, nor can I speak untrue.” Again he questioned me, looking for some other way “Thrice I say and done, speak to me no further.” The man he questioned once again, but nothing else could I say. To him at last I gave an answer though not the one he sought. “Lord Fae, akin to The Divine, what must I do? Tell me that I, my love again may view.” This foolish man, The one he’d lost took