three runes: ᛚ ᛟ ᛇ

hawk turns to climb
cliffside thermals
she drifts on wing away

ephemeral, farewell to
days gone by

antler headdress donned
before crossing
rustic thresholds

under soil, under stone

symbolisms
ᛚ laguz
ᛟ othala
ᛇ eihwaz

three runes: ᛒ ᛉ ᛟ

soaring high
over patchwork lands
eyes pierce all nine realms

ripping at buckthorn tangled
bindings fall away
untethered

a hawk screeches
crow awakes

symbolisms
ᛒ berkana
ᛉ algiz
ᛟ othala

three runes: ᚨ ᚺ ᛟ

ashen days
with closed eyes
singing hey hey hey
ancestors gather
waiting to receive
open arms from the mists

this, i see

symbolisms
ᚨ ansuz
ᚺ hagalaz
ᛟ othala

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: ᛉ ᚦ ᛟ

out of turbulent storms
a flickering torch
an underground maze
hearth & home
gathering
they whisper in shadow
secrets, patterns, legacy

symbolisms
ᛉ algiz
ᚦ thurisaz
ᛟ othala

three runes: ᚢ ᛟ ᛈ

following the flicker
of a lone candlelight
obscured by autumn rains
babd catha in the lead
i hobble behind
blackthorn & granite
the path of ash

symbolisms
ᚢ uruz
ᛟ othala
ᛈ pertho

three runes: ᛖ ᚨ ᛟ

breathe
soulwinds
under the waves
carry me
home
on the edge of
a feather
hold me
until the
end of time

ᛖ ehwaz symbolism
ᚨ ansuz symbolism
ᛟ othala symbolism

three runes: ᛗ ᛟ ᚱ

following threads
backwards
unraveling tangles
a return to the clan
after long travels
awakening
once again

ᛗ mannaz symbolism
ᛟ othala symbolism
ᚱ raido symbolism

three runes: ᛟ ᚷ ᛏ

my kindred is not my kin
my kin is ever within me

lend a blade,
sacrifice an eye
so i can finally see

i am the hound entwined
around my arm
and resting at
her feet

ᛟ othala symbolism
ᚷ gebo symbolism
ᛏ tiwaz symbolism

runepoem | 25 mar 2022

uruz (ᚢ)

mannaz (ᛗ)

othala (ᛟ)

hold on to the beginning
he sang --
& so i looked back
& saw my original self
wrapped my arms
around it in love

Note: For the purposes of these runepoems, I randomly select three runes and consider the meanings of each rune as I interpret and understand them based on a number of different resources, which may or may not be in alignment with accepted interpretations. I am a rune enthusiast, not an expert or scholar. These “runecasts” are not intended to be treated as divinatory, although there are elements of personal alchemy and shamanic practice in the crafting of each poem.