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| AKA: [[Gala Thyrisdottir]]
| | Former alter-persona of [[Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig]] |
| 'Gala' means 'singer' or 'lovely voice'.<br>
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| Gala is the G-G-G-G-Grandmother of [[Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig]]<br>
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| <td align="center"><font color="green" size="2">I am Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig,<br>
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| Namesake of a Goddess, powerful and true,<br>
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| Christened for the river where emerald Eire draws its life.<br>
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| Sometimes I am remembered of as Gala, the Half-Dane,<br>
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| Whose name means "Lovely voice".<br>
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| I come from across the sea to feast with the people of my Mother's line,<br>
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| Grandmother's Grandmother's kin,<br>
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| And the kin of my choosing.<br>
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| Holly House familiar and Felag friends, your word fame rings true.<br>
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| Once lauded Bard of Lions Gate,<br>
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| Many are the songs I sing.<br>
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| Strong and clear the tones of gentle supplication.<br>
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| Surely the birds are silent and heaven weeps to hear.<br>
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| Melodious the notes I play.<br>
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| Stirring poems I write.<br>
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| Deftly I pluck the heartstrings of joy and sorrow till all is spent.<br>
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| Beauty trapped in paint and stone, forever frozen,<br>
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| Unlocked by my hands.<br>
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| Music, Art, the lifeblood surging.<br>
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| They are marrow of my bones.<br>
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| My frame looms large, if only to house the heart within.<br>
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| Eyes changeable, flashing green, crystal blue, wintry grey.<br>
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| See my soul in their myriad hues.<br>
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| Gratefully I learn.<br>
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| Passionately I create.<br>
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| Quietly I serve.<br>
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| Faithfully I love.<br>
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 28 May 2010