Tag: poetry

  • casting runes — 22oct26

    ehwaz
    tossing bones at crossroads
    fingering spider filigree
    tugging at a tangled skein to see
    where each silk strand leads

    A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.

    Today’s rune is ehwaz, which has a core meaning of “horse”. A horse is often associated with journeys, travel and movement. By extension, it also implies symbiosis with another living creature or fylgja (guardian spirit), and the rune is associated with loyalty or trust. Any undertaken journey may be spatial, emotional or spiritual.

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

  • savage these the night

    in the willowing autumn hours
    i caught you ruddy of sun
    burning at the dog end gone

    i heard you calling the moon
    down to your feral heart
    to cool the flames tindered hue

    savage these the night
    and hold the teeth to you

  • crash

    weary of these whale songs
    i give over to bone silence 
    ossified in scrimshaw waves
    no white-cap crest response 
    cast upon the horizon
    before every drop resolves
    itself buried in the crash

  • velvet black rain

    this granite wave 
    woven into storm
    and cold falling
    velvet black rain

    you never were to
    understand strong secrets
    beaten upon the sand

  • casting runes — 16oct26

    eihwaz
    bone leech broke to
    tumble road & fallen
    drawing forearm flint
    to bleed out our
    poison years flowing

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

    Today’s rune is eihwaz, it’s name meaning “yew”, is a rune of change and transformation. It represents the cycle of life/death/rebirth and is symbolic of the axis mundi (the world tree). The yew is envisioned as a path towards both the underworld and the heavenly realms. Eihwaz is frequently associated both with poison and protection as part of its perceived dual nature.

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

  • inside

    crisscross counting red
    raw for the clawing for
    the shift without skirts
    moving on mists they hide
    the curled disguise and
    whisper crushed velvet
    washes at scars inside

  • not this

    most of what matters
    is not this, said she
    turning out the lights 
    before slipping
    between the sheets

  • where things roam

    willowing and waiting
    that languishdrag on me
    cigarette slow and midnight
    long the cries i dream 
    gutwretch pull at seams
    hollow of hollows 
    a song burns low for
    stretch years alone
    in kissing of voids
    where dead things roam

  • fade away

    fade away fade away
    on the night's wings
    i cannot hear for
    all the mewling 
    at the tops of fences
    yowling for a dream

  • casting runes — 08oct26

    tiwaz
    nothing but rock &
lichen on steelsky fells
the first fallen flurries
kiss rime-crusted autumn
grass

seeking where we belong

    A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.

    Today’s rune is tiwaz, which is named after the Norse god Týr, and the second weekday (Tuesday) is named for the god. According to Norse myth, Týr offers his right hand to the wolf Fenrir, who bites it off when he realizes the gods have used the offering to distract the wolf while they bind him. The rune is typically considered symbolic of honor, loyalty and justice, as well as of sacrifice. It may be representative of discipline and faith. Some interpretations have associated the rune with the North Star.

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