Tag: poetry

white kissed

here at broken sea and
skies storm slate
i had a dream
like that song and
somebody loved me
a phantasm gliding 
over calm water
before the stones
came tumbling down

easy, these things
under white kissed
waves

13 Mar 26

casting runes — 13mar26
fehu
```
words are the most
valued treasures i have
so i scatter them like
chaff on stonefield winds
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is fehu, which has a core meaning of “cattle” or a more generalized “livestock”, which was a representation of personal wealth or earned prosperity. Sometimes luck played a role. Wealth and prosperity was valued, but was looked down upon when material accumulation appeared to be excessive, greedy, miserly or turned to hoarding, especially when those around you were lacking.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
13 Mar 26

only grey heron

the rope mooring 
frayed in the four
twisting against
the tugging flow
until it broke
some time ago
my skiff following
as the river goes
only grey heron
speaking in silence
to be heard

12 Mar 26

all demolition

leave me on empty
at least i know there
might be a tank yet to fill
in this broke down
wreck of car

forget forget, we're
all demolition here

11 Mar 26

cactus hand horses

we cactus hand horses
riding desert corridors
on separate painted stone
sixgunning peepshow
between fingers unfold
she rivers the between &
we gallop two feet ford
we cactus hand horses
riding sunset corridors

11 Mar 26

taking pains

blades bite thorn
my hands, my skull
my heart, my soul
all wrapped in
razor wire bone and
scratched of fingernail
pierced walled alone

11 Mar 26

casting runes — 10mar26
sowilo
```
snowflake but
climbing up
shadows slink
to scheme away
whiling until
after the fall
```
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.
10 Mar 26

he fool calls

he fool calls crow
in pale wood, black stone
he red calls ghost
from the south to the north

he road calls spirit
to her medicine ride train
he wing calls kindred
to carry night skies again

10 Mar 26

Half-penny Thoughts — 09mar25
Photo by Bharath Kumar on Unsplash
As I delving back into the habit of writing prose versus my habit in recent years of writing almost exclusively poetry, I’m tossing around several ideas to bounce around my largely empty cranium.
Okay, it’s more like dumping a large bucket of superballs at this time.
Or, if I’m more upfront and honest about what I’m doing, throwing the whole bunch of superballs all at once as hard as I can and see what comes out of the bouncy mess.
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09 Mar 26
casting runes — 09mar26
hagalaz
```
crack seed pellet
crystal kissed
side-step, slipstream
burning on within

weary of voices ghost
```
A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.
Today’s rune is hagalaz, which has a core meaning of “hail”, which was associated with potential, transformation, renewal and change; hail is imagined a seed from which change will arise. Hagalaz is also seen as representative of things beyond our control: a clash between fire and ice.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
09 Mar 26