Samhain Offering (Alastar)

I call to the spirits of my kin

When the veil between the worlds becomes thin

With no fear at heart I enter the rite

When the day is over and begins the night

Incantations and evocations are sung

As loud as I can from the depth of my lung

The incense is burning, the smell has filled the room

The smoke is forming... the spirits appear soon

The sage purifies the air

There is a shade behind me that stare

Will you appear from the smoke of sage

Whole my altar is your stage

And I offer up something thou can feed upon

For a year cycle is too long

So I invite you to my hearth and home

Under the protection of old crone

Light the candle for the dead

To enlight their way back and warm their bed

On the eve of samhain night

I call upon an unseen wraith

Spirits of the Earth, water, air and fire

I need you in the circle for the Halloween is nigher

Sentinels of elements

Leave behind all sentiments

For they have many names

They come from the thinning veils

And I feel their cold embrace

The ancient ones speak through the whisper

Their eyes glister...

In the candle light and shadows

In the moment that follows

Spirits haunt this magic hour

Offer them a scentful flower

They dwell in trees

And their whispers in the breeze

I talk to them and ask to guide me

I invite them to come and find me

Talk to me about the present and the past

I bind them to me with spell I cast

I offer up my love to thee

Hear and obey my mournful plea

I want to feel your presence in the mirror

Your image in my memory slowly wither

I have not seen thy face too long

It is for thee I sing my Samhain song.

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