Tag: poetry

slight rebellion

tossing the tethers, ropes
tying to dock and pier
letting current carry away

adrift and slipping away
spinning in eddies away
never wanting to arrive

never to, never arrive

20 Oct 25

our lady of crows

our lady of crows
waits above the ford
will you bed her at river
should she bid you?
be she maiden or crone?
she waits on her lover,
our lady of crows

have you come to
collect waters issued of
our lady of crows?
to reap on the harvest,
as gifted bounty of
our lady of crows?
or have you come to
enjoin at frenzy and fury
of our lady of crows?

20 Oct 25

her narrows standing

i wait on dreams
of her fountainhead,
at her narrows standing

flow her water, oak & ash
hazel & blackthorn sharp,
at her narrows standing

wait upon gold & rust
for rime & without reason,
at her narrows standing

long the night i belong
set to slumber underground,
at her narrows standing

19 Oct 25

coil lies barren

shuffling off & cutting ties
gone to drift on pale winds
clutching at fragments only
to toss useless scraps away

4 u c —
i realize this coil lies barren &
there is only death & dream
this debt is beyond counting
and all that is left is
to serve out my time

i slip
an ophelia amongst the reeds
waiting for a mercy kiss
to set me free

18 Oct 25

hibiscus

tart hibiscus on my tongue
returns memories of stolen kisses
over doumbek & warmed rania
while thick windows
full of commuting crowds
rush to beat the thicker snowflakes
falling on rescue red buses
roaring past to carry them home

17 Oct 25

casting runes — 17oct25
thurisaz
```
going back to ground
to wrap myself in earth
before the long cold falls

stone away blind
ravens shout greetings above
in the ancient oak tree

a single snowflake,
leaden skies
```
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.
17 Oct 25

fantasy tale

though she was no virgin
and he no unicorn,
he rested his head in her lap
and visioned their journey
riding across still waters in
the shimmer of dream

16 Oct 25

alkali

thin sticks stacked
for drifter design
in this twilight world
all glyph and glamour
—howl now the wolves

gun oil and smolder
burning under the thick
hammer crack, steel
the flint for the sticks

dream now
in shift with the pale

15 Oct 25

casting runes — 15oct25
tiwaz
```
wearing knotted hounds
around an arm
used to mean something
but it was not long
before the world's hungry wolves
gnawed until even those
ideals were devoured away
```
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 sacrifices his right hand to the wolf Fenrir, who bites it off when he realizes the gods have bound 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.
15 Oct 25

honey

she gushed candied lies
something saccharine fierce
living labyrinthine sweet but
only fools fall for her
promised treat

empty hands & honey
stolen child & treacle
too sweet too sweet too sweet

14 Oct 25