Category: poetry

carnival

all eyes turn aglow at dusk
casting shades on faces facing faces
the song on the wind
faint as the laughter
at carnivals dark trading youth
for hearts' deepest longing

21 Mar 26

casting runes — 20mar26
raido
```
the whisper-trace of song
slendering on the breeze
and crow — crow calls
echoing slumber dreams
held by dragonflies sunning
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is raido, which has been translated as “ride” and the implied “journey”. This may be spatial and literal in practice (a physical journey), or it may be more figurative (an inner/shamanic journey, i.e., útiseta). The rune is associated with cyclic motion and the movement of the sun. Some consider the journey represented by raido to be that of returning.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
20 Mar 26

new moon skies

it's easy to believe
all the pretty little lies
we whisper to our heart
under cover of dark
under the new moon skies

19 Mar 26

ankh

just a taste
a liver taste
just a taste of you

he takes a measure 
and jackal laughs
he drinks a life of you

19 Mar 26

casting runes — 19mar26
sowilo
```
a new shaft of illumination
punches through
this thick head, mine:

some words given great weight
are but feathers on
the winds of expediency
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is sowilo, the sun. Sowilo is the source of enlightenment, for lighting the way and illumination. It is also called the “icebreaker” and gives power to an “attack”, ensuring success and/or prosperity. This rune also represents hope, the light at the end of a long darkness.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
19 Mar 26

ash

i dream in lapis and ebon
pale and on cheeks high
gliding on twixt and tween
she phantoms deserts on night

18 Mar 26

trees fall down

all our trees
fall down
matchsticks
in summer
stone storms
come your
burning fields
and salted soil

all our trees
fall down
catch them all

18 Mar 26

casting runes — 17mar26
gebo
```
hollow reed at winter's retreat
standing still, snow sentinel
waiting for the thaw to slip
below vernal washing waves
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is gebo, which has a core meaning of “gift”. This relates to all forms of reciprocity: transaction, generosity, hospitality and sacrifice (in the sense of giving up something). It may also mean offering up a talent or skill; or gebo may suggest a synergistic, possibly romantic, relationship.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
17 Mar 26

oblivion

in my time of dying
there will only be
those phantom fingers
pale spiders slipping over
& between my own
gentle ageless eyes
matching ghost smiles
leaving me haunted as
the needles slip away
into the fog of sweet
oblivion

17 Mar 26

casting runes — 16mar26
wunjo
```
unlocking worlds within
with a turn of tumbler & key
her light pours out
sweet as honey
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is wunjo, which is translated as “joy” and has been interpreted in both the earthly sense as well as in spiritual ecstasy. It has been associated with healing (emotional, mental and interpersonal) and some sources connect the rune to luck, the act of making a wish, or applied will. Wunjo can also be the inspiration for creativity.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
16 Mar 26