Tag: rewilding

bone dreaming

bone dreaming
we rattle under ash
crisp as leaves
kissed of rime

bone dreaming
we slip that streaming
to rest at sieidi
longing of the everlast

08 Nov 25

tossing a rune — 07nov25
ansuz
```
burned onto
my heartwood black
hung over meltwaters
the old gals sing spears
to the blind
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is ansuz, which has a core meaning “a god” (intended to be Odin), “mouth” or “breath”. Odin is representative of many, many things… in this case, ansuz is most representative of the mouth/breath (speech) that gives life to poetry, magic, song, language, and spirit — largely inseparable in the Viking worldview — and Odin is considered the supreme master of these intertwined concepts. By way of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the rune is named æsc, which is translated to “ash”, a tree associated with Odin and is representative of resilience and strength.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
07 Nov 25

nonsense verse

we cut away the fat:

there is sun, there is moon
there are seasons and stars
there is above and below
and there might even be here

there are stones and plants
the living and the dead
what more can
you really desire?

07 Nov 25

hermitage calling

Campfire — *Photo by Ville Palmu on Unsplash*

hermitage calling,
i shuffle to mountaintops
to sweep out the debris
from my simple shack
a facet of memory,
what hint of comradery;
it is slow work with
a single black quill
but it pleases
spirits when i do—

we flamegaze the dusk
telling tales 'til dawn
between long silences

06 Nov 25

casting runes — 06nov25
berkana
```
pale lady riverside
beckoning down narrow trails
to where soul & spirit dwell
carved of wood &
filling of stone
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is berkana, which translates to “birch”. Birch are associated with earth-mother and maternal energies. Because birch is a “pioneer tree” which tends to grow in advance of other tree growth — especially after forest fires — berkana is associated with renewal and rebirth. Additionally, berkana has ties to liminal thresholds of all types, especially those paths to the underworld.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
06 Nov 25
casting runes — 03nov25
othala
```
i return to sieidi,
for that is of which
i am born.

between bear & crow
river runs in stillness
my long hair windblown
as the old man sweeps
out a home
```
A poem prompted by a randomly selected Elder Futhark rune.
Today’s rune is othala, which has a core meaning of “heritage”, “inheritance” and “legacy”. These are all associated with home, kin, ancestors, stability and (in some interpretations) past lives or spiritual legacy.
Please visit my Elder Futhark pages at sceadugenga.com for additional interpretations of the runes based on multiple references and personal reflection.
03 Nov 25

samhain rune cast — 2025

the bonecup rattles,
counting pips on twilight—
what are the chances?

a raven dances crossroads
marked with menhir
waiting for dice to show
best the path through
gathering snow

under the stone
frames the door, her voice
singsonging of below

Each rune above is linked to my rune page on sceadugenga.com and can be clicked for a variety of information associated with each.

Happy new year.

31 Oct 25

new year

i will rest my weary
in her headwaters
on her night of nights
letting her wash over
in my forest clean

given as, i seek
to stay a' dreaming
a worn out husk
burning from the inside
warmed of her
grim embrace

31 Oct 25

casting runes — 28oct25
mannaz
```
by way of season
the year soon will die

we gather in the pale
wrapped in battle's arms,
buried within and
wait for the sun
to cross back
over the horizon
```
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.
28 Oct 25
casting runes — 24oct25
fehu
```
fox fire, raven coal
first flurries pale
i offer crimson now
to keep all relations, mine
both safe and hale
```
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.
24 Oct 25