Tag: poetry

casting runes — 16jan26
eihwaz
```
time to ride with yew
under iron sky & snow
frostcrusted beard with
knifebit skin cold

drawing from Old
my ancestors smile upon me

do yours?
```
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.
16 Jan 26
casting runes — 15jan26
thurisaz
```
we gnash stone teeth on
hoarcrust razorwire
we are icebreakers with
bones marked scrimshaw
we dance the ghost
under driving snow
for all who fall

can you stand tall against that?
```
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.
15 Jan 26

weary on a river slumber

i weary on a river slumber
i give her lap my head
wrap my eyes in white
to mark the unseeing
to staunch the weeping
rags scarlet gone the night

taut rusts the snare
wrapped ever tight
around this throat
twine storm eens brew
upon where those cast them
a raging gone the night

come gloaming at the rushes
 a shattered waving winding
in the morning’s early light
i weary on a river slumber
wrap my eyes up in white
rags scarlet forever the night

14 Jan 26

casting runes — 14jan26
algiz
```
embracing skymothersun
asking for her daylight come
to pierce the shadows bright

grounded, stone me grows
'twixt the narrows
drinking a wellspring below

my arms hold boisterous crows
celebrating her return
```
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.
14 Jan 26

little of this dying

handbare hip, we hold to night
caress of thigh to thigh to
drink you with raggedbreath
nectar sweet the tongue tasting so

we forget stars falling, give to
eyedrawn and sinking, looking
past doors locked against pale

leannán, drain of misery
let come, let call, let dream
bring me a little of this dying

13 Jan 26

ritual carving

i carve away ritual
peel away the chapped &
speak with raw lips
to swear to sacred love
again

she stands stones
above the water
everyday waiting in
each finger bend
in every finger fold
a flower waiting for bloom

hush

waiting on flows form
while dawn fills—
mouth to mouth,
breath to breath,
eyes give to eyes
known

12 Jan 26

casting runes — 12jan26
othala
```
lake facing lake
in underwater to go
slipping beneath winter
cut scrimshaw carved stone

these deadlands beckon
...come, sit, eat...
blackwing at wellside up
watching the old wind sweep
```
A 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.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
12 Jan 26

when of me?

when of me?
.
.
.
when?
.
.
aching at return
nothing i know am i, yet
tattooed inside lip mine
a name a name a name
carved into my femur
cut into my heart
pinned upon my sleeve
pierced onto my tongue
.
.
asking as if need—
when, oh when of me?

11 Jan 26

waiting-sit

i waiting-sit the grove
clearing deadfall in tree
snow wash of weary
i waiting-sit the tree

stolen wind whispers
hush now, hush
stone carved stone
at edging double bottom
falling

i waiting-sit the tree
grove me mud of bone
kissed blood a’washing
i waiting-sit alone

11 Jan 26

casting runes — 11jan26
berkana
```
i dreamwalk as ley trees walk
her canopy shadow's embrace &
my head resting at her hills
drifting off in sensual slumber
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is berkana, which translates to “birch”. Birch are associated with earth-mother and maternal energies. Because birch is a “pioneer tree” which tends to grow in advance of other tree growth — especially after forest fires — berkana is associated with renewal and rebirth. Additionally, berkana has ties to liminal thresholds of all types, especially those paths to the underworld.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
11 Jan 26