[Glaslyn] The Night Before Yule.

[James]

Nice. Now are you going to work on it until you can pull off doing it
for the public?

(and yes strangely I AM awake at this hour, buy Alyson recently went to bed,
so we'll be late today.)
-Finn

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From: "seeker offun" <s2eker_offun at yahoo.com>
To: "Glaslyn" <glaslyn at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:33 AM
Subject: [Glaslyn] The Night Before Yule.


>   Women, children and men all draw near,
>
> And I will tell you a tale that happned one year.
>
>   Twas the night before Yule, and the harvest was in,
>
> The larder was full, there was hay in the bin.
>
>   We were sitting and supping on bread with some
> cheese,
>
> and a truly fine porriage made from dried pease.
>
>   Then up in the thath I heard stomping about,
>
> as quick as a coney I jumped up and ran out.
>
>   The rooftop was shinning with a quite eerrie glow,
>
> my first thought was fire, it's a fear, sure you know?
>
>   Then i spied little people, all fluttering about,
>
> I yelled to my wife, "Lady come out".
>
>   They were about a foot high with fine glowing wings,
>
> They were really quite lovely, those fluttery things.
>
>   I said to my Lady," quick get some bread,
>
> fore they stomp down the cottage on our poor childs
> head".
>
>   So fast as a sparrow she did as I bid,
>
> At her quick movement the creatures all hid.
>
>   I called up quite softly," please do not fear,
>
> my wife has got bread and milk for you here."
>
>   Then I herd a small voice say, "If it is all the
> same,
>
> we'de rather have beer."
>
>   Yes beer, that I had, of my very own make,
>
> I was happy to give them a glass to pertake.
>
>   Then drums and pipes did magicaly appear,
>
> as we all sat down, with a cold mug of beer.
>
>   We drank as we talked, and talked as we drank,
>
> as the moon up above she slowely did sank.
>
>   They said, "your a friend, to feast us this night.
>
> We are sorry It started as a trick to give fright."
>
>   I said "It is allright as i needed a jump,
>
> but my porriage has gone to a quite solid lump."
>
>   With a laugh they said, "to pay for the dish,
>
> we will gift you this night a magical wish."
>
>   Not for money, nor glory, nor land, did I wish,
>
> nor even to be lucky as I went out to fish.
>
>   To end my tale, for the night is near dead,
>
> to my new friends the pixies, this I said,
>
>   "This is my wish and I hope it's quite clear,
>
> that next Yule you return, with ale, mead, or beer.
>
> When sleeping last night I dreamed I had It all,
> I then awoke and looked next to me, YES! she is there.
> Her Husband.
>
>
>
>
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