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Níl gach uile fhánaí caillte

I alight upon the leaves of the trees,
My feet like the wind of a cool summer breeze,
Stepping lightly I tread upon the air if where strange laughter roils,
It twists and calls, whispers and falls
to boil upon the forest floor below.

Have you ever danced upon the leaves as they fell?
Twirl from leaf to leaf as the air about you shivers,
Come the chill of fall,
Winter bring your fluffy grace where I trod,
Upon sleepy grasses,
Long since turned
green
to brown.

As sun falls the moon rises and calls,
"Children of mine!"
Its voice so clean and clear,
The trickling of a slender mountain stream,
A haunting hello heard in the woods,
The rumble of thunder speaking in every word.

So come we will,
We who dance upon falling leaves,
Come we will,
We who tread upon the cool summer breeze,
Come we and stay we till...

...till night is gone, and day has come, to come and go and leave with some.

Some,
A sad smile amongst faded trees,
Some,
A flitting of fey wings amongst trunks such as these,
Some,
A silent footstep upon your ears...

For faeries walk the winds
And dance upon the falling leaves,
Leaving a simple man such as I bereaved,
For I thought I saw one just now.

A faerie whispering words as these...

Go n-éirí an bóthar leat.
Go raibh cóir na gaoithe i gcónaí leat.
Go dtaitní an ghrian go bog bláth ar do chlár éadain,
go dtite an bháisteach go bog mín ar do ghoirt.
Agus go gcasfar le chéile sinn arís,
go gcoinní Dia i mbois a láimhe thú.

Author notes

If you don't feel like looking up the Gaelic, just let me know and I will give you a translation.

Demington

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  • Blue-Rose Beauty gold member
    September 7
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    Yes, nice imagery.


  • Kikai Ni
    April 30, 2008

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    Even the departure was light-hearted.
    This kind of poem is like a breath of freezing, dewed air in the middle of a desert day. I feel much better; thank you, Demington.


  • oldphotosonlybringt
    January 26, 2008

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    i loved how the words went great the flow and such
    thanks for entering it was a great poem i was happy to have read it


  • TwiztidMaggot
    January 19, 2008

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    This is pretty good. I like it. Keep up your good work. best ofl uck in the contests.

    Crimson


  • Blossom Fairy
    January 15, 2008

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    Impressive, oh yes! A fine story written so beautifully and with fine imagery. Thank you for your cleverness shared with us.


  • Gypsie Ink
    January 15, 2008

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    Beautiful!

    Oh, my heart burns to hear what the fae have to whisper, please send me the translation. Else I will have to take it on my trip to Scotland this year and have it translated. More rewarding in the voice...I am honored to have read what ye have penned.

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