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  • lean in, ask

    06Jan26 | 21.12 CST
    © 2026

    michael raven

    c: 260106.2112
    none of this exists until
    you lean in and ask

    given to fever in drift
    flowing over in waves
    my jaw aches for silence
    wired shut

    you dream in a
    wordspun heaven only
    a breath away

    lean in, ask

    tagged:

    betwixt and between, poetry, the dreaming

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    poetry

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  • rose of sanctuary

    06Jan26 | 14.33 CST
    © 2026

    michael raven

    c: 260106.1433
    sell me rose of sanctuary
    in rainsoaked night
    help me forget in rhythm
    as you pull me in under
    the afterglow neon lights
    and grant me sweet release

    tagged:

    poetry

    filed under:

    poetry

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  • casting runes — 06jan26

    06Jan26 | 09.40 CST
    © 2026

    michael raven

    c: 260106.0940
    thurisaz
    pinprick crimson welling
    nearly night for richness red
    leaving behind chants & cantrips
    trailing bright against snow
    dragging, we cut tether with
    leather-strapped bone

    weary, we rest
    drawing warmth from mother sun

    A 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.

    Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.


    tagged:

    poetry, rewilding, rune, thurisaz

    filed under:

    poetry

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  • Pervasive thought

    05Jan26 | 22.55 CST
    © 2026

    michael raven

    c: 260105.2255

    10.55: Oh, bother.


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    filed under:

    junk drawer

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    Pervasive thought

  • casting runes — 05jan25

    05Jan26 | 14.30 CST
    © 2026

    michael raven

    c: 260105.1430
    mannaz
    scrimblindeyes & staggerfall
    mask up, mask up
    she crowcalls & so
    allfacesup & whiteblank
    everyone undances
    that skeletonwaltz

    A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.

    Today’s rune is mannaz, a rune that translates to “man” in the sense of “humankind”. The rune is associated with family and the social order, and in trusting the intuitive process or seeing clearly — both from within and from without. Mannaz influences relationships of all kinds, including those of a romantic nature, and encourages compassion, for oneself as well as for others.

    Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.


    tagged:

    mannaz, poetry, rewilding, rune

    filed under:

    poetry

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    casting runes — 05jan25

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