it's all a wish i could go back
to going crazy
just like the kind of crazy
when i was young
nevermind, i forgot
to stay in my lane,
i drifted for a spell into
the place i am from
drifted for a spell
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songlets in 120 minutes — 22nov25
Photo by Anthony Roberts on Unsplash I decided that I needed something to shake up things a bit, some incentive so I didn’t keep dithering around when I was creating music. I often catch myself playing around and never actually writing anything while I was horsing, so I said to myself: “Self, you need to have some motivation to do more than press buttons and listen to sounds.”
“Oh no, what are we going to do now, Boss?”
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songlets in 120 minutes — 22nov25
casting runes — 22nov25
thurisaz ragged torn
old drunken blade carving a way
to benighted trailheads
shadowed by elder ghosts—
a staggering path to
the only thing realA poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is thurisaz, which has several core translations: “thorn” or “giant”. The rune is often associated with pain or discomfort (often for an important transitional or transformative reason) or raw power that may be destructive. It is also considered protective, regenerative, and is frequently associated with women’s menstrual health.
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casting runes — 22nov25
whispers
duty bound
to do away with sense:
can you firewalk
with me under a
tumblemoon, with
stars slicing eyes?
let our feet fail ground
before our wedding day
you & i laying down
rainy grey under
at the quayside...
—and i think you know
how this story ends;
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kissing ears
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casting runes — 21nov25
wunjo long echo nights & crack ice
in taiga-wrapped sieidi;
come: november slumbersA 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.
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casting runes — 21nov25
casting runes — 20nov25
hagalaz our lady winter
lingers behind her veil
frost the skies of feather
tasting of crimson & coal
echoing ebon memoriesA rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is hagalaz, which has a core meaning of “hail”, which was associated with potential, transformation, renewal and change; hail is imagined a seed from which change will arise. Hagalaz is also seen as representative of things beyond our control: a clash between fire and ice.
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casting runes — 20nov25
purgatory
purgatory wasting through
these feet miss those pavements
they once knew, with that
rattle clack underbridge
and runaway trains
going noplace, from
weatherworn couch south
to lay-z-boy destinations
east of uptown lights and
rusted fingers grasping rails
if only heaven would come
in on the five-o’clock dream
we might feel alive
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