moondance said:
Very glad to see I'm in such good company
I have read The Dark is Rising so many times it's falling apart. Fantastic series (for those who don't know it, it's the second in a series of books: Over Sea Under Stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, Silver on the Tree)
I went through a phase when i loved the books so much i memorised some of the poems.
Let's see...
When the dark comes arising, six shall turn it back,
Three from the cirlce, three from the track,
Iron, bronze, wood, water, fire, stone,
Five shall return and one go alone.
Iron for the birthday, bronze carried long,
Wood from teh burning, stone out of song,
Fire in the candle ring, water from the thaw,
Six signs the circle, and the grail gone before
Fire in the mountain shall find the harp of gold,
Played to wake the sleepers, oldest of the old.
Power from the Greenwitch, lost beneath the sea
All shall find the light at last, silver on the tree
I'm pretty sure i've made a mistake somewhere, but how's that for an obsession. I used to know the other poem too. 'On the day of the dead...'
I'll shut up now before i look any geekier.