runepoem

runepoem | 08 dec 2021

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dagaz (ᛞ)

raido (ᚱ)

othala (ᛟ)

caught up
between dog & wolf
untethered, unmoored
i allow myself to drift
across rippling waters
trusting wyrd's guidance
to homeward shores

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.

runepoem | 07 dec 2021

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tiwaz (ᛏ)

sowilo (ᛋ)

fehu (ᚠ)

i know nothing
i am even less
i sacrifice myself
to lose my self
to see the dawn
within

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.

runepoem | 06 dec 2021

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tiwaz (ᛏ)

jera (ᛃ)

nauthiz (ᚾ)

the past is stone and ice
yet, the wheel still turns
balance will prevail
quiet waiting holds
its own rewards
the bonds hold firm and
a reckoning comes with
the changing of winds

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.

runepoem | 05 dec 2021

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othala (ᛟ)

algiz (ᛉ)

sowilo (ᛋ)

rediscovering the past
to inform what should
reclaiming the center
claws, beak and aett
stand as shields while
tearing apart the veil
to let in the light

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.

runepoem | 04 dec 2021

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laguz (ᛚ)

berkana (ᛒ)

jera (ᛃ)

the wheel keeps turning
old memories orient the path
but are ultimately deadwood
as with all thing serving
their purpose
clear away the path of the old
to reveal those treasures
left buried by the vagaries
of time

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.

runepoem | 03 dec 2021

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fehu (ᚠ)

inguz (ᛜ)

gebo (ᚷ)

tracing my fingers
over your curves in
candlelight & afterglow
giving myself to you
as you give yourself to me
luxuriating
between sighs &
softly whispered oaths

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.

runepoem | 02 dec 2021

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For today’s rune-inspired poem, I was asked in the comments from yesterday’s poem by Harshi to include a rune of their choosing in my random selection of runes meant to inspire today’s poem. They randomly chose tiwaz (ᛏ) as their rune and I drew from lots the other two.

tiwaz (ᛏ)

hagalaz (ᚺ)

jera (ᛃ)

ørlǫg is sometimes
too set to break &
wyrd already writ as a result
cycles upon cycles
lead to unions & bonds
some trials
lead to wyrd's eventual
rewards

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.

runepoem | 01 dec 2021

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raido (ᚱ)

gebo (ᚷ)

thurisaz (ᚦ)

thunder in the distance
i ride towards the storm
to honor my fylgja
to renew oaths
to find myself
reborn

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.

runepoem | 30 nov 2021

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laguz (ᛚ)

eihwaz (ᛇ)

berkana (ᛒ)

past selves culled
razor-shave layers peeled back
sloughing skins &
chucked all to funeral pyres
immolate
until only core remains
hammered into shape
standing
ready

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.

runepoem | 29 nov 2021

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jera (ᛃ)

berkana (ᛒ)

pertho (ᛈ)

the cycle repeats
on the winds of wyrd:
born into this
born of this
renewed
rejuvenated
patterns upon patterns
souls upon souls
songs upon songs --
we will live again

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.