Tag: rewilding

slipping snares

slipping those witchy snares
letting hedges fall away—
i am not here to cosplay

i sky scree lake water blue
i dark root mycelium bound
i æsclāst, that wending path

fever, dreams draw heat
forest and wode, grown old
crows rise calling—

blood on virgin snow

13 May 26

casting runes — 12may26
othala
```
ancient this wood
sheltering spirit
a compact made
in the ever ago

moss at north
& lichen scalloped
at deadfall we hoard

fox bark, underdark
a crow calls, naming
from branch & from floor
```
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.
12 May 26

oculus obscura

i am not of dreaming
her eyes mind not me
laugh crow at skies 
laugh stone at feet

i am hoar of unnight
shattered & unseen
laugh flint scrape skin
laugh bone under me

11 May 26

atelier
We held feather to flame and come out charred, there, in the underwood, the oaks rising sentinel high. The many mutter and shuffle, not wanting to be left behind. But the barrier is the bending of knee supplication, to both the underwood and also the trees.
And stiff knees bend not.
Though fevered and enflamed, I wish I could remain here kissing, improbable memories, unlikely times. We might talk to the old skull stone and antler, carving names with flint beyond the skin’s deep. We might slumber afterglow warm, sweat dripping chill on your side.
This bone atelier, sanctuary and rain. Inkstained. I close blind eyes tight to stay.
10 May 26
casting runes — 10may26
uruz
```
a discarded broken thing
you wouldn't look twice
at what can be seen—
an old thing overlooked

raindrops splinter
on corrugated steel
```
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.
10 May 26
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.
07 May 26

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

05 May 26

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.
04 May 26
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.
02 May 26
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.
01 May 26