Do not misunderstand the legends,
Nor think the poets fools.
Do not think the myths are all for nought,
Nor mere mnemonic tools.
For I have read by Amergin
And heard Taliesin speak.
I have seen a child become a bear
When at first he had been weak.
I have felt the ocean in my veins,
The gods within my heart.
I have heard the trees to talk and speak,
And I learn the Druid art.