here, we stand in stillness.
cold still in beauty
stone against flurry
rimed eyes clear
we chill flames
burning too hot
here, we stand.
Another of my rune poems for a Elder Futhark rune selected at random. Today’s rune is isaz/isa, whose core meaning is “ice” and which secondary meanings are all those normally associated with ice: stillness, enchantment, beauty and, yes, stagnation, blockages and cold.
I was thinking recently about sceadugenga.com and the runes found there and decided that, rather than let the domain lapse into a WordPress.com variant when the hosting period is up at that site, I will transfer the domain to this host and continue to own the domain. I will likely reduce the content to just rune-related matters, but the annual fee is nominal for continuing to own the domain name. I will likely have to overhaul the pages to correct for some of the elements that don’t transfer over to non-WordPress-hosted variations of sites, but I should probably do that anyway to correct how some of my understanding has evolved over time (continuously). The decision to refer to the rune as isaz instead of isa is reflective of some of that change in understanding.
5 responses to “tossing a rune — 27apr25”
Isa – the quiet before war. Moment of loss. Wisdom frozen in time waiting to be brought to light. My second favorite rune. Isa by Wardruna is a beautiful song that really captures it’s feeling, too. I’m excited to see all you are creating.
I know that I’ve heard their song, but I’ll have to relisten to it, my memory is a bit on the fuzzy side.
Thanks Raven 💕
Glad to hear you’ll still be here in some shape or form, Michael. And thanks for the rune poem. 🙂
They can’t get rid of me. I’m a founding member 🤣
Nor would we want them to. 🙂