Post by Heron on Feb 11, 2007 20:23:22 GMT -1
The search for Mabon son of Modron
The Ousel of Cilgwri did not know
Though she had pecked at an anvil each day
She had lived and over the years
Had worn it away so long was her life.
So she took them to the Stag of Redynfre
Who did not know though he had watched
An oak grow from a sapling which now
Was a withered stump, so he took them to
The Owl of Cwm Cowlyd, who would tell if she knew
But though she had watched three forests
Rise and fall and her wings were stumps
She did not know, but she took them to
The Eagle of Gwernabwy who was so old
That the rock from which he once pecked the stars
Was now less than the height of a man
But he had not heard tell of Mabon
Once, though, he had caught the Salmon of Llyn Llyw
Who dragged him under the water
And would have drowned him, but they made a truce.
So they went to the Salmon of Llyn Llyw
The Salmon was so old that he remembered
The dungeon of Mabon at the Shining Castle
So Arthur besieged it and rescued Mabon
Son of Modron from out of the darkness into the light.
The Ousel of Cilgwri did not know
Though she had pecked at an anvil each day
She had lived and over the years
Had worn it away so long was her life.
So she took them to the Stag of Redynfre
Who did not know though he had watched
An oak grow from a sapling which now
Was a withered stump, so he took them to
The Owl of Cwm Cowlyd, who would tell if she knew
But though she had watched three forests
Rise and fall and her wings were stumps
She did not know, but she took them to
The Eagle of Gwernabwy who was so old
That the rock from which he once pecked the stars
Was now less than the height of a man
But he had not heard tell of Mabon
Once, though, he had caught the Salmon of Llyn Llyw
Who dragged him under the water
And would have drowned him, but they made a truce.
So they went to the Salmon of Llyn Llyw
The Salmon was so old that he remembered
The dungeon of Mabon at the Shining Castle
So Arthur besieged it and rescued Mabon
Son of Modron from out of the darkness into the light.
