Midir basked in the fruition of his work,
Propassion stirred in Etain’s heart again,
But at Etain’s demand, Midir return to aphelion
her mortal husband must first abstain.

On Solstice day we pause to see,
Lit bright by intrepid Sun,
The bellwether of all we be:
A young maiden’s life cast and undone.

Fruition (noun)

The completion of a task, the achievement of a goal as the result of significant and persistent effort.

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Propassion (noun)

A feeling antecedent to passion; an inchoate passion; the first stir of passion.

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Aphelion (noun)

The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the sun.

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Midir spoke of memories they shared,
Emulating human perishing wit and kind regard
Until through pure desperation he put
Himself all-out and she found a memory shard.

Emulate (verb)

1 to strive to equal or excel, imitate; especially : to imitate by means of hardware or software that permits programs written for one computer to be run on another computer,

2 : to equal or approach equality with

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Perishing (adjective)

1 Used for emphasis or to express annoyance.

2 Extremely cold.

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All-out (adjective)

Using all available resources.

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Midir appeared to Etain as a savant
Begged her to return, threated to reave her away
Spoke of music, beauty and wonder.
Etain soundly didn’t respond with yay or nay.

Savant (noun)

A person of learning; wise or scholarly.

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Reave

(Verb without object) Carry out raids in order to plunder. 

(Verb with object) Rob (a person or place) of something by force.  Steal (something).

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Sound (adjective )

1 free from injury or disease,  free from flaw, defect, or decay,

2  solid, firm, stable; also : secure, reliable,

3 : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension,

4 thorough, deep and undisturbed, hard, severe,

5 showing good judgment or sense

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Ailill refulgent love dimmed,
It’s Immensity abruptly fled,
So that Etain knew it’s progeny
Must be evidence of a godhead.

Refulgent (adjective)

Shining , brilliant , or radiant

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Progeny (noun plural)

1. Something that originates or results from something else; outcome; issue.

2. A result of creative effort; a product.

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Immensity (noun)

Unusual largeness in size or extent or number.

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Midir, his heart still longed for Etain,
His uncouth Fuanmach set aside again.
He imitated despondent, stentorian Ailill
And went to Etain with cold distain.

Couth

adjective: Cultured; refined; sophisticated.

noun: Refinement; sophistication.

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Despondent (adjective)

Feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom.

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Stentorian (adjective)

Extremely loud

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Ailill declared his delirious passion
Gratuitous granted Etain his heart
And repudiated his life in return
For a moment of marital art.

On Solstice day we pause to see,
Lit bright by intrepid Sun,
The bellwether of all we be:
A young maiden’s life cast and undone.

Delirious (adjective)

Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

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Gratuitous (adjective)

1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned.

2. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified

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Repudiate (verb used with object)

To reject with disapproval or condemnation

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Queen Etain of Tara ruled with aplomb.
Bonhomous and fair, well loved by all,
Especially Ailill, her husband’s brother.
Who would zip her life with his thrall.

Aplomb (noun)

Self-confident assurance, skill, and poise – especially in difficult or challenging circumstances.

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Bonhomous (Adjective)

Good-natured; good-hearted; friendly; genial; possessing an affable and approachable disposition; easy to talk to.

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Zig (noun)

A sharp turn or angle in a zigzag course. verb intr.: To make a sharp turn

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A bolide she was born to mortal woman,
Secular prayers given to her grace
Eochaid, a secretly louche man wooed
And brought her Tara in lace.

Louche (adjective)

Not reputable or decent

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Bolide (noun)

A large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.

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Secular (adjective)

1. Worldly rather than spiritual.

2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body.

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Catharsis for Etain became burden bore
For Etar’s wife. The anchorite butterfly
was after arduous labor to Etar
a child born with expectations high.

Catharsis (noun)

The purging of the senses and emotions through tragic drama or music; a discharge of negative emotions that releases tension. 

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Arduous (adjective)

1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult. “An arduous undertaking.”

2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous. “A long and arduous process.”

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Anchorite (noun)

A person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.

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Pervicacious Etain blown by the wind
Became not lugubrious or full of strife
Until finally she alighted on a cup
And mesmerized the Chieftan’s wife.

Pervicacious (adjective)

Stubborn, extremely willful, obstinate. “He became quite pervicacious in his old age.”

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Lugubrious (adjective)

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.

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Mesmerize (verb)

To hold (someone) as if spellbound.

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