Beltanes Night:The Fairy Dance

Beltane’s Night On the eve of Beltane The Earth’s call rang across hill and heather, towards ford and cliff From tree to river the door calls, spirits of earth so fair, Heard by elf and pixie, awakening the dryads in their trees of old. Summoning them with rallying cries, to the Seelie Queen in her halls of gold, While she sits next to Unseelie King in his throne, surrounded by their faerie hoards. Every day for seven, they war, On Beltane they pause their unceasing battle, with laughter like glass, They gather in hidden glen, all those ancient faerie that Midir feared among fair folk, First came the Bean Sidhe, kings honor guard, followed by the royal house, Then came the sylphs in their array of colour, and the Leanan Sidhe with their cloaks flowing in the wind With the elven troops on stags, crowned with roses and thorns, The goblins’ heave their swords for all to see, the most renowned of smiths. They all answered to the Earth’s call on Beltane night, Dancing round these poles brightly wrapped with flowers, with true self sparkling And bright reveling, On Beltane’s mystic night. *beltane- ancient holiday now known as may day sacred to druids and fairy worshipers. *seelie- light fey,benevolent, kind and helpful to humans *unseelie-dark fey malevolent, mischievous and cruel to human *Midir- famous druid bard similar to Merlin or Finn maccool *Bean Sidhe-(banshees) *Leanan Sidhe ( Vampiric fairy muses)