Page 44 of 103

∴ sweet souls
swathed in honeyed haze
clash-crested
in combat’s cruel fury
every piercing tip
war needles’ wounding knell
scars, shrouded secrets
few may tell ∴¹

1. kenning prompt provided by Cassondra Windwalker, 3 March 2024 ↩︎

∴ a silence mourning
lone soul’s flight
lost in the dusk
it’s call now fading
a wound starling
destiny elusive
awaiting ∴¹

1. kenning prompt provided by Cassondra Windwalker, 2 March 2024 ↩︎

∴ accused of sentimentality
misjudged, perhaps
not all my memory’s keepsakes
hold long-reign

anemoia you invoke
a dreamy nostalgic lure
yet, i ponder not long
in times i’ve never been

moreover, i’m struck
by
the deeper and
sometimes unreachable meaning
in the art of life surrounding me

this still is not yet the crux

all i crave, now
is just a nibble
of your chocolate cake
DEEElumptiousness! ∴

∴ lost on the trail of hope, crows tell me not to cry uncle · it’s not in my bones · drifted away with a wish as my guide · navigating through phantom paths · each step, i find pieces of a you ·

i hear there are views of the world from this mountain’s peak · i’ll climb if you’ll be there, for it’s only you i seek ∴

∴ sibling of the dawn
bore from the alder, Wednesday
sprawling blue ridge crackle wide
as light does pour
through the wetlands
and verdant green
taking nourishment
hickory and wild berry
each moment a promise, anew ∴