I call to the Spirits of inspiration
You shining deities whose celestial music sings order into chaos
You poets who traveled far and wide
Bringing tales of other lands to enrich our myth and culture
You mothers and fathers who shared the tale of home and family
That your children might know story of our beginnings
You singers who kept alive the lore of heroes
That we might learn courage from their deeds
Ovid, Virgil, Cicero, Plautus, Seneca
You who wrote the stories of your people
That later generations might know and remember
Honored dead, spirits of inspiration
You whose names we have forgotten
And you whose names live still in our memories
Be welcome at our fire
Lend us some small portion of your wisdom
And let our words be pleasing to the gods and kindreds.
Spirits of Inspiration, accept our offering!
