old skull pillow
laying in a fallow field —
two drunks, whiskey road
Category: poetry
birdshit — 27oct26
we laugh, fool & crow,
did we forget to forget?
— frost breath in the mornFor Ikkyū.
distance
grinding teeth granite
i would let red this river
run free for her phantom
naked pale in a morn of sun
to touch burn the winter
cruel hand, send a sign
with the ache of stars
longing to draw nearcasting runes — 22oct26
ehwaz tossing bones at crossroads
fingering spider filigree
tugging at a tangled skein to see
where each silk strand leadsA poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is ehwaz, which has a core meaning of “horse”. A horse is often associated with journeys, travel and movement. By extension, it also implies symbiosis with another living creature or fylgja (guardian spirit), and the rune is associated with loyalty or trust. Any undertaken journey may be spatial, emotional or spiritual.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
savage these the night
in the willowing autumn hours
i caught you ruddy of sun
burning at the dog end gone
i heard you calling the moon
down to your feral heart
to cool the flames tindered hue
savage these the night
and hold the teeth to youcrash
weary of these whale songs
i give over to bone silence
ossified in scrimshaw waves
no white-cap crest response
cast upon the horizon
before every drop resolves
itself buried in the crashvelvet black rain
this granite wave
woven into storm
and cold falling
velvet black rain
you never were to
understand strong secrets
beaten upon the sandcasting runes — 16oct26
eihwaz bone leech broke to
tumble road & fallen
drawing forearm flint
to bleed out our
poison years flowingA rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is eihwaz, it’s name meaning “yew”, is a rune of change and transformation. It represents the cycle of life/death/rebirth and is symbolic of the axis mundi (the world tree). The yew is envisioned as a path towards both the underworld and the heavenly realms. Eihwaz is frequently associated both with poison and protection as part of its perceived dual nature.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
inside
crisscross counting red
raw for the clawing for
the shift without skirts
moving on mists they hide
the curled disguise and
whisper crushed velvet
washes at scars inside
