All who love Donkeys may already know that in the lore of the Unicorn, the Onegar, a breed of Donkey found in Mongolia is considered to be 'the Unicorn' of legend. Today you can still find the beautiful Onegar, but alas, mere mortals cannot see their horn, or can we? The attributes of all Donkeys are found in the mysterious Unicorn. I recently came across the words and music of Loreena McKennitt's beautiful song "Courtyard Lullaby". I wish to share them with you now and hope you will think of the dear Donkeys all over the world, the upcoming eve of Christmas, the Full Moon and the Lunar Eclipse in a new light. The music always reminds me of this time of year with crisp clear starlit skies. Sing to a Donk you love and he or she, may just show you their horn!

Wherein the deep night sky
The stars lie in its embrace
The courtyard still in its sleep
And peace comes over your face.

'Come to me' it sings
'Hear the pulse of the land
The Ocean's rhythms pull
To hold your heart in its hand'

And when the wind draws strong
Across the cypress trees
The nightbirds cease their songs
So gathers memories.

Last night you spoke of a dream
Where forests stretched to the east
And each bird sang its song
A Unicorn joined in the feast

And in a corner stood
A pomegranate tree
With wild flowers there
No mortal eye could see

Yet still some mystery befalls
Sure as the cock crows at morn
The world in stillness keeps
The secret of babes to be born

I heard an old voice say
'Don't go far from the land
The seasons have their way
No mortal can understand.'