"A Little Help" (For Manannan)

Praise be to Manannan Mac Lir,
Whose compassion helps me
Shut behind me
Certain gates that I'm reluctant
To close.

Praise be to Manannan Mac Lir,
Whose sharp eyes see the gates I need to open,
Whose strong arms help me open them,
And whose divine size-sixteen hobnailed boot
sometimes plants itself suspiciously in my posterior with great force
when I hesitate
on the threshold.

--JM

 

 

(Offering in GOG's 2005 Spring Ritual
to Manannan Mac Lir)