i eigengrau glyph my skin
sun-pocked stained within
carve nails with needles
set quill to down & begin
mutterchant words forgot
shuttled off to fen to rot
leeched a heart of taint
spirit thorn reflect of elf-shot
so, this spellbound
sworn to the stone
so, this spellbound
ash, thorn and bone
5 responses to “this spellbound”
Had to look up eigengrau…love learning new words! Beautiful writing ✒️🪷
Thank you for saying so. 💙
Eigengrau is a word I stumbled upon about a year ago and instantly fell in love with, so I probably overuse/misuse it. About five years ago I maintained a subpage on my old site (since removed) that listed off all kinds of fun words I found in my searches for new ways of saying old things. I should revisit in on the archived version I have of the older site to see if any of those words need a comeback…
I’m sure there are many waiting to be dusted off & shown again 😊 I look forward to these comebacks…👀
eigengrau threw me for a loop. Had to look it up. Love the last stanza.
Thanks!
Gotta keep you on your toes, doncha know.