Green Book Of Meditations Volume 6 The Books of Songs - Student ...

Feb. 1, 1977 By Dale Fierbe
Salutations!
Salutations on this day of Oimelc!
The Magnolias stand serenely in this winter wind.
The pines shrug their branches
Snow drops to the ground
Unable to smother the spirit
Of Evergreen.
The Cedar whispers it's valiance
The quiet sentinel while other
Creatures and Flora
Wait for the name of Spring to
Brush past them, awakening them
From their sleep.
- Peace, Peace, Peace.
By Chris Markwyn
Wood Carving
The wood couldn't begin to catch
All of the light and life in its
Sad poor-grained structure. The
Polished flesh of some long-dead
Oak, smoothly grainless, was
Carved to artificial perfection by
Some zealous artisan.
Not alone I stood in the shop,
Clutching my saw and knife in
An all too sweaty hand. I look
At what lies before me, and tremble
At its pathetic presumption of merit.
Shaking, I turn to the light
That pours in
Through the window, broken by
The frame and the panes. I turn back
To my creation to view it once more.
Outside the sunlight, it lies dead and
Cold, a lifeless bit of wood shaped
Randomly into the face of a thing
I do not know.
By Chris Markwyn
Someone Said My Name
a name, subtly carved
into the bark of some ancient oak,
now warped and bent
by the ravaging years
a name, engraved on a door
deep in the dimly lit dungeon
of my heart; a chamber sealed
by the weight of years
a name, whispered in the dark,
written on a crumpled page,
spoken softly in the quiet
hours of life's night
a name unheard for years
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A Book of Songs
and Poetry
Volume Three 1999
Words from the Bards
2003 Introduction
Modern folk-singers, like the bards of the past have their wisdom
to share. At Carleton since the early 70s, Druidism and
Folksinging were overlapping interests for many people. I offer
you some songs, copyrighted of course, for your benefit or
hindrance. They were mostly taken from "Rise Up Singing: The
Group Singing Songbook" ISBN 0-9626704-7-2 (1992) spiral
binding, ISBN 0-9626704-9-9 paperback binding. It's a personal
selection, but also one that other Carleton Druids have enjoyed
over the years. This was assembled in 1999, but first published in
ARDA 2 in 2003, when he added a few songs by various authors
at the end.
-Mike Scharding
Sir Gilbert de Veere
Sir Gilbert de Veere was a virtuous knight.
He fought for the just and he fought for the right,
But he cherished one dream with all of his might;
He wanted a Dragon to fight.
He prayed all the night and he prayed all the day,
That God would provide him a dragon to slay.
God heard his prayers and considered a way
To furnish Sir Gilbert his prey.
God considered it and soon made command,
But having no genuine Dragons at hand,
God whisked Sir Gilbert to an earlier land.
With destrier and armor and Brand.
Then in the Cretaceous, Sir Gilbert de Veere
Discovered a 40 foot carnosaur near.
He dug in his spur and leveled his spear,
And charged without flicker of fear.
The lance struck a rib and the shaft split in twain,
Sir Gilbert slapped a hand to his hilt, but in vain.
The dinosaur swallowed that valorous thane,
And thus Sir Gilbert was slain.
But the armored apparel he wore for that ride,
However was rough on that reptile's inside.
The dinosaur presently laid down and died,
And honor was thus satisfied.
But, Sir Gilbert was no longer around to care,
So hesitate to disturb God with your prayer.
For He might answer it and then how you fare
Is yours and no other’s affair.