three runes: ᚠ ᛋ ᛃ

moon rising over water
a heron takes to wing

this is the bounty
of the old ways

symbolisms
ᚠ fehu
ᛋ sowilo
ᛃ jera

three runes: ᛜ ᚾ ᚠ

passing through dolmen
painted sacred colors:
scarlet, black, and white

at each, a seed planted
an agony of growth
out of the long dark
a bounty issued

bear waiting,
hungry after the cold

symbolisms
ᛜ ingwaz
ᚾ nauthiz
ᚠ fehu

three runes: ᛏ ᚠ ᛋ

guardian bear
at northgate stone
no simple flight of passage
allowed here

approach with courage
spear raised high
a bounty of spirit beyond

is it skill?
or luck that lays opens
the path inside?

symbolisms
ᛏ tiwaz
ᚠ fehu
ᛋ sowilo

three runes: ᚷ ᚠ ᛟ

opening doors to
share my hearthfire
inviting the ancestors &
those who would be
true friends
to warm themselves
by the flames

symbolisms
ᚷ gebo
ᚠ fehu
ᛟ othala

three runes: ᚠ ᚨ ᛃ

deep breath --
there is ash always...

tricksy weathered locks
w/tumblers built to mislead
follow roots underground
branches overhead &
a stubborn shank
crumbles to dust
in hand

symbolisms
ᚠ fehu
ᚨ ansuz
ᛃ jera

three runes: ᛏ ᚠ ᚨ

our hrafngaldr
ash path black
& night dancing w/
úlfheðnar
crying to the moon
mother's gifts
shared 'twixt kin

symbolisms
ᛏ tiwaz
ᚠ fehu
ᚨ ansuz

three runes: ᛖ ᚠ ᚦ

trust the
stronger bonds offered
other ropes unravel
sparks dance on shadow
as the metal is stuck

cattle raids in dream

symbolisms
ᛖ ehwaz
ᚠ fehu
ᚦ thurisaz

three runes: ᚠ ᚲ ᛖ

earth & fire
these raven days
one hand turns
another hand stays

crossing boundaries
under a blood
red moon

ᚠ fehu symbolism
ᚲ kenaz symbolism
ᛖ ehwaz symbolism

three runes: ᛖ ᚺ ᚠ

i cock my head
words on the wind
frozen razors sever
stillborn pasts &
stoke the flames
within

ᛖ ehwaz symbolism
ᚺ hagalaz symbolism
ᚠ fehu symbolism

three runes: ᚠ ᛖ ᚱ

raven on shoulder
following
undermound pathways
to the night sea

black sands
& ice

ᚠ fehu symbolism
ᛖ ehwaz symbolism
ᚱ raido symbolism