Samhain Quarter Calls, October, 2000
  Written by Glendower and Dawnsiwr yn Serenau

East

Hail East, 
Soft, melancholy light, through amber and rust colored leaves.
Welcome Bronwen, sunlight sparkling on your flaxen hair.
Bring us new love, new promise, new hope.


South

Hail South,
Brilliant crimson sunsets, 
Black, purple of storms driven north by gales.
Welcome La Llarona -- Weeping Woman, ever searching for your lost children.
Help us to find our way and surrender to our destiny.


West

Hail West,
Dark waves herald Poseiden , God of the Sea.
Your fingers caress the land as fog, up to the bellies of cattle,
   into the groves of ancient firs and spruce.
Help us to weather the storms of the dark season.


North

Hail North,
Rich dark Earth, trees wet with rain, creatures of the forest.
Ripe apples and pears, honey in stone crocks --
Gaia, who feeds us, even in the Dark Time.
Your food is stored as promise, in tribute to Your bounty --
Awaiting Light, awaiting Spring.