Flower Face
You crafted me from blossom and brushand expected me to sigh and blush,but you forgot so many flowershave such fickle thorns.Beneath the shady forest bowers,by the will of your powers,I took first sweet fragrant breath,and…
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The Hunter’s Chase
Tripping o’er the roots and stones,Slipping in the mud and scattered leaves I run –The horde thundering after me.Heart pounding in rhythm with their drumsI carry on through darkened forests deepHorns and bays of houndsTear…
Return of the Wild Ones
Stained in shades of bloody red and orange rust The leaves drift down silently Beneath the squall of crows – Hidden in the occasional thud! of fallen acorns- Something is awakening. The air is scented…
Call of Herne
Hazy-eyed dreamer You long to be In the tangled wood Amongst the trees To feel the pulse The forest’s charm That pounding, that burning The hunters’ drums Starry-eyed poet Arise! Awake! The Hunter calls…
I. Magi. Nation. Inspiration: the Pagan Experience
Two years ago, when I studied abroad in England, we happened to take a trip out to Avebury. As soon as I stepped off the bus, though, we were told we’d only have a short…
A Seashore Yearning
When night falls soft upon the seas When Moon in all her gleaming shines; Among the stars, above the trees – T’is then I look out upon the brine. A song within its roaring keeps …
A Selkie Lover
Let some of deadly sirens sing I’ll none of their tempting take Their love only death will bring All the world with them’s at stake. But in the cooler, northern seas Where rocky coasts and…
Awen: The Three Rays of Light
Awen, the Three Rays of Light Divine radiance shines in all beings. Hear it, see it, feel its presence. The wisdom was carved on Rowan staves. Divine radiance shines in all beings Discovered by the…
Hymn to the Winter Hunt
When cold winds from the northwest blow, When moonlight casts its silver glow, When the dark skies threaten snow ‘Tis then I hear their call. It echoes through dark forest and fen, A droning horn—and…
The Battle of the Oak and Holly Kings
A rivalry Many centuries old Since ancient times, The tales were told Of two great kings, One dark, and one light, Who twice a year, Would heroically fight. The Holly King, The darker one, Ruled…