Crimson and Gold He sat looking above Mag Slecht Receiving the adoration of the Gaels An idol of gold, and his twelve minions of stone Accepting their sacrifices. He was their god The Bowed One of the Mound" Prostrating themselves before him, The people were given their life. Now the plain is desolate The screams of the children are no more The wind carries remembrance at Samhain But the crimson no longer mingles with the gold. —Jay Barrymore |