of a passion felled
on burning leaves
and smeared scarlet
of lipstick from
mouth to cheek;
for ruins remaining
of waiting at
flint-skied piers
in the everlast of dusk
Tag: poetry
all that remains
forgotten
phantom me
slipping the edge
promises knotted in lace
waiting to be undone
i was that woman
once
but you have forgottendrifted for a spell
it's all a wish i could go back
to going crazy
just like the kind of crazy
when i was young
nevermind, i forgot
to stay in my lane,
i drifted for a spell into
the place i am fromcasting runes — 22nov25
thurisaz ragged torn
old drunken blade carving a way
to benighted trailheads
shadowed by elder ghosts—
a staggering path to
the only thing realA 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.
whispers
duty bound
to do away with sense:
can you firewalk
with me under a
tumblemoon, with
stars slicing eyes?
let our feet fail ground
before our wedding day
you & i laying down
rainy grey under
at the quayside...
—and i think you know
how this story ends;
with whispers wraith
kissing ears
as all suns bury downcasting runes — 21nov25
wunjo long echo nights & crack ice
in taiga-wrapped sieidi;
come: november slumbersA 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 — 20nov25
hagalaz our lady winter
lingers behind her veil
frost the skies of feather
tasting of crimson & coal
echoing ebon memoriesA 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.
hooded
under the hood again to
ward away cold iron nails
driven through joints
ready to depart and
join the drift of dreampurgatory
purgatory wasting through
these feet miss those pavements
they once knew, with that
rattle clack underbridge
and runaway trains
going noplace, from
weatherworn couch south
to lay-z-boy destinations
east of uptown lights and
rusted fingers grasping rails
if only heaven would come
in on the five-o’clock dream
we might feel alive
once again
