Tag: poetry

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • ash

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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • casting runes — 14mar26

    algiz
    we thorn climb hands
    & sanguine weep
    ever sky we seek or
    follow tangleroot down
    to school ourselves to see

    A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.

    Today’s rune is algiz, which may mean either “elk” (there is some uncertainty if this is the case) or yew (Old Norse). It is associated with the Otherworld, protection/sanctuary, and with guardian spirits/fylgja. The unconscious mind is also sometimes associated with algiz.

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