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A Promise in the Sleep [Silent Night]

from The Goddess With Child by Leafblade

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"The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."

"Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening"
Robert Frost



"Outdoors, the wild winds blow, Mistress, and dark is the night.
Strange voices cry in the trees, intoning strange lore;
And more than cats move, lit by our eyes’ green light,
On silent feet where the meadow grasses hang hoar –
Mistress, there are portents abroad of magic and might…"

"On A Night of Snow"
Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Silent Night, Holy Night, All is calm, all is bright,
Round yon virgin, Mother and child, Holy infant,
so tender and mild…

Where the stars wheel the sky,
Whence the frost, armoured, falls,
Pensive owl, wide-eyed, calls;
Where the ageless sunbeams dance and die,
“In the slow woods thou wilst one day lie,”
The sere voice of ages
My heart softly assuages.

Where the webs in the branches play,
Whence the hammock moon in silvered east
The stark, winter frozen feast
Imbibes the coldness of the day,
Weaves the spring to summer’s way,
The sweet Yuletide giving birth
Dances in her loving mirth.

Where the sleeping buds have cast their dreams,
Where the ghost of the shroud
Has to the clouds
Plied its breath in other realms,
The holly’s crown has earthward grown...
Streaming from afar,
The haunting stars...
The haunting...

Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright...

Where the winter to the sky,
Its spirit the ice sojourns,
Embraces, to its mother turns;
Where the lullaby warms awhile,
“In the slow woods thou wilst one day lie,”
The sere voice of ages
My heart softly assuages.

Where the sleeping buds have cast their dreams,
Where the ghost of the shroud
Has to the clouds...

Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright...



[Narration, from Old Provider]
Little children, lie the Yule Eve at peace;
The stars themselves may be your grace,
Yet remember, before this great feast day,
Lying sleeping, warm, in your bed:
For he, a plate of fish and fowl you must leave,
Else One Eye shall take your head!

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from The Goddess With Child, released March 20, 2020

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Leafblade UK

Sean Jude - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Murphy - Bass
Thomas Legg - Drums, Percussion, Keys

Liverpool (UK) based prog rock trio.

A rich blending of powerful evocations through progressive and Celtic metal, gripping rock anthems and hauntingly acoustic refrains, rich with storytelling imagery, myth and sacred geometry. ... more

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