Tag: poetry

  • only

    whispers doubt &
    memory these
    pushnail hands to
    rust on through &
    twistgrind bone to
    raindrop splash
    my naked face

    who cares for
    tonight tonight
    when something
    rests between
    fold & trench
    forgotten in
    butterfly dream?

    there is no love
    betangled of song

    only—

  • aether wish

    aether i wish of breath
    to slip and slip and to
    butterfly to lethe away
    drink to drift to float away
    her mouth to mouth
    of mine and sway
    with hip to lip and
    aether a wish away

  • casting runes — 07may25

    mannaz
    between blood & wine
    i wish i could believe
    but all i see are folks
    drunk on power or drink
    on hate or deceit &
    it gets hard to see how
    to crawl out from this hole

    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.

  • wait here

    & all our engines have gone to rust
    or torn pages to scatter to wind
    forgotten, what your good book said

    & i wait here & i long here
    & i wait here & i long here

    & of ghost that the wrath it were
    her voice has gone to calling, now
    come o'er the rowan hills, fallen

    & i wait here
    & i fall here
    & i wait here
    & i fall—

    stop.

  • crossbones and bloodcheek

    we sit
    crossbones and
    bloodcheek
    flintfaced and
    sharpbeaked
    our heart of hearts
    breathesync

    i know these
    twine times
    only slipstream
    of otherhymes
    careful so careful
    we seek at
    crossbones and
    bloodcheek

  • casting runes — 04may26

    eihwaz
    head to mud
    feet to sky
    hanging for hanging
    save for the pierce
    and an eye

    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.

  • casting runes — 02may26

    tiwaz
    it is for
    the lost & the freaks
    the crippled & the weak
    we stand stone strong
    sending flames to the sky
    we, too, rise tall and true

    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.

  • gaol

    performing empty theatre
    with my ghost mask on
    waiting for the cruelty
    to settle in, absurdity
    to set electric every fibre
    to awake every vibration
    shudder, we shake & fall
    curtain call to rise revenant
    again

    an ice to psyche &
    given to axe
    given to steel
    rising from stone to
    gaol the without, shadows
    playing in the dank
    while linger languishes
    absorbed & unknown

  • casting runes — 01may26

    uruz
    stubborn enough to
    school the stones
    standing still
    on a drizzled morn
    shaggy & alone
    waiting waiting

    A rune poem, based on an Elder Futhark rune selected at random.

    Today’s rune is uruz. The rune is named after the now-extinct aurochs, a wild ox and has become associated with standing up to challenges, having both confidence and courage, stubborn tenacity, and boundless strength and health. Uruz is alternately associated with the more raw elements which include rain, primordial potential, and the slag/dross cast away during the making of iron.

    Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.

  • casting runes — 30apr26

    eihwaz
    a turn around maypole
    rainbows tied of ribbon
    every pass a trade of smiles
    imagining their taste

    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.