Tag: poetry

casting runes — 16feb26
laguz
```
her river flows
washing over
to carry me home
out across the sea
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is laguz, which has a core meaning of “lake” and, by extension, may be interpreted as “river”, “ocean”, “sea”, “waterfall” or a general body of water. Some alternative interpretations define as “leek”. Following the more commonly accepted meaning, bodies of water were considered liminal spaces, a place between life and death or the threshold space between which spirit and substance resides. Laguz is often associated with feminine energies and journeys via water.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
16 Feb 26
casting runes — 14feb26
raido
```
who is ridden
when horse & rider flow?
eventide at black sands
waves upon the shore
```
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.
14 Feb 26

hidden

they write your name on a cup
then the cup is crushed, discarded
in another gesture to a refuse kind of day

hiding behind closed doors with
all feathers turned to vane, whispering
wishes breathlessly to the dim

they will not know these ever for
love lies bleeding in the snow
rapiers quivering, too late for regrets

14 Feb 26

poppet on barbed wire

come to me on wraith of wind
come ancient through the wood
poppet strung on barbed wire
catch rag on bone, you should...

sing song the barley wine
kiss her a'fore the ruddy dawn
poppet strung on barbed wire
carve her stitched mouth drawn

13 Feb 26

casting runes — 13feb26
tiwaz
```
standing as stone
my blood waters earth while
ink-stained fingers smudge
the performative lies smeared
crimson across the page
```
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.
13 Feb 26

ripsaw

poplar crowing at height
a city's dirty snow
stretched out below me
leaning into tumble
for but to pray to fly—
a ripsaw shredding harsh
songs against the grain

13 Feb 26

casting runes — 12feb26
raido
```
gentle rocking, creaking wain
twilight tints storm eyes
returning to lost highways
alone but for dense, winter fog
```
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.
12 Feb 26
casting runes — 11feb26
laguz
```
not only eddy
but river as well,
i meander her gardens
drinking in her scent
gathering sakura
with every twist & bend
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is laguz, which has a core meaning of “lake” and, by extension, may be interpreted as “river”, “ocean”, “sea”, “waterfall” or a general body of water. Some alternative interpretations define as “leek”. Following the more commonly accepted meaning, bodies of water were considered liminal spaces, a place between life and death or the threshold space between which spirit and substance resides. Laguz is often associated with feminine energies and journeys via water.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
11 Feb 26

horror story

the horror is not being in
the thrall of a leannán sídhe

the horror is being not in
the thrall of a leannán sídhe

wraith wanderings,
stoney moors on the
crisp & hollow

11 Feb 26

casting runes — 10feb25
mannaz
```
we slip
sphere to sphere
time after time
touch to touch
while the wheel
keeps turning

i no longer can even
guess at the why...
```
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.
10 Feb 26