Fionn-the-Bard

For friends, loved ones and lovers. CASUAL/FRIENDLY ENDEARMENTS: ❥ A chara: friend. In Irish, one of the most basic terms used in everything, from formal letter salutations to greeting cards. ❥ A mhac: literally means “son”, but is used where an English speaker might say “mate” or “dude”. ❥ Mo stór, mo stóirín: Literally “my treasure”, "my little treasure". ❥ Mo thaisce: Also “my treasure”. ❥ Mo leanbh: Literally “my child”. (special note: this one often gets transcribed as “alanna” in Irish songs). (FRIE

Open my eyes on a sapphire lake, an ethereal fair dusk out of time and place iridescent blossoms in my hair, diaphanous pearls on my skin I can smell the essence of life I can touch the waxing of the nascent moon The surreal silence intones a melodious chant, bard of long forgotten words It gently pushes against my ears so hard I can hardly breath My heart follows the nearing tide beating the painful rythm of life And yonder pale feathers you dance with the moths ancient will o' the wisps to be your cloak, lost leaves to be your wings The joy of the moment cannot be described by human words, by human ears it cannot be heard This is th