cantrips give to thrall
waiting only on
a binding word
before to draw
the snare tight around
a willing throat
lotus eating
Photo by Nahid Hatami on Unsplash fingernail leys bind bare thighs
red drawn in night teeth biting
through musk and dew writhing
we ache to be lotus eaters
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casting runes — 21jan26
isaz holding our steambreath
we wait for sunwarmed icicles
to shatter themselves on belowA rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is isaz, a rune that is translated as the word “ice”. Sources associate isaz with a calmness, present moment or stillness. As ice, isaz is sometimes associated with standstill, stagnation, stasis or contraction; even at times as pristine beauty with seductive qualities.
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casting runes — 21jan26
neverseen
spike pierced this
pulsing gristle
caged within my ribs
i cannot stopheart
this as i ought, nor
severazor gossamer tethers
untugging from afar
all is ache and fugue
while doves mourn their
rose-scattered dreams
in the sometime, i grew shattered
everaining
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Back to Tyria once again
Warning: Videogame things ahead. Enter at your own risk.
Full disclosure: I’ve been favoring distraction over substance lately.
Some people find their escape going on exotic vacations to exotic places. Some people go out drinking and carousing with their mates. Some people watch paint dry.
Me? I tend to lean into music or videogames when I need to escape.
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casting runes — 20jan26
othala she walks in beauty
land unfolding
to receive her while
she brings her shine on
earth mother
star daughter
moonchild
these are our legacy laying
under the blazing sunA poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is othala, which has a core meaning of “heritage”, “inheritance” and “legacy”. These are all associated with home, kin, ancestors, stability and (in some interpretations) past lives or spiritual legacy.
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casting runes — 20jan26
casting runes — 19jan26
kenaz huddling close to your flame
with my frost-ravaged skin
your lips could heal
these still-open woundsA rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is kenaz, which has been translated as both “torch” and “ulcer” . It is conceived as symbolic of flame, which is the illuminated creativity as well as the source of purification/healing/cautery. Fire is a a source of transformation and unmaking as well as heat, passion and light. As an ulcer, kenaz can be associated with a fever or inflammation, perhaps a wound which requires healing.
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casting runes — 19jan26
MLK 2026
“The question is not whether we will be extremist, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate, or will we be extremists for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice, or will we be extremists for the cause of justice?”
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torrid cafe
barefoot hanging at
the torrid cafe
pretending desperate
to look away but
a smirk and a wink
and all secrets exposed
in the red rush rising
as he stands up
leaving coffee to go cold
all alone
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