Braving the cold

the shy Mountain Goat 

huddles and forages

in her dazzling white coat

🌑

Navigating the steep

grazing as she goes

The lush meadows 

the Mountain Goat 

happily forgoes

To see through your eyes

to see what you see

Then

the wonders of the cosmos

would be open to me

White sage burns

smoke ascends

An aroma

a long lost friend

🌑

Spirits peer

lost in the haze

Feel their love

an unconditional gaze

You are in there somewhere 

Where you and your herd roam

Within the imposing deep dark forest 

is your concealed and safe home 

🌑

You are our neighbour we rarely see

Just knowing you are there

wild and free

Fills our heart with joy and glee

As I shut my eyes

Your radiant visage is at the corner of my vision 

Your presence warms my soul

Your hand guides my journey 

Your wisdom allows me to see the truth 

Your courage fortifies my own 

🌑

I long to shut my eyes again

So I can be in your company once more

Tawny Owl 

Are you hither

Your rustle is heard

Like a whisper 

🌑

Your presence 

I can sense 

That eerie feeling 

and suspense 

🌑

Always close 

but never seen 

Hidden in the tree

so green

We ask the Sky

what will do

To fix a world

broken and blue

🌑

The Sky replies

love is the cure

Arise the masses

honest and pure

As the Incense rises

the Spirits peer

Searching for a Soul

who sheds a Tear

The Owl

hiding watching

watching hiding

Ever vigilant

penetrating eyes

observing

You peer down

from high above the Clouds 

Can you see us

amongst the heaving crowds

🌑

We look up

the Stars and Moon we see

For that moment

our eyes and heart are the Key

Little deer

with you at our side

we are gentle

not defined by our pride

🌑

You help us

be true and kind

to be sensitive

not blind

🌑

You give us intuition

to see clearly

without the fog that

muddles the weary

🌑

We have your innocence

to see the world as a child

with openness and wonder

with a little mix of the wild

🌑

Our mystical friend 

the little deer

with you beside us 

we have no fear

Wisdom flows

a waterfall of insight

Look to our Ancestor

for then

we have sight

🌑

Ever watching

observing our choices

In our journey

our Ancestor

rejoices

The willowy willow is her shield

The chanting birds are her eyes

She is the lady of the copse

Mother to the wise

🌑

She is hidden

but in sight

for those who dare

to peer into the light

🌑

Her appearance

reflects what you desire

but be warned

for the impure it may be dire

🌑

She will give you answers

to what you seek

but in a riddle

challengingly oblique

🌑

For those who listen

wisdom is bestowed

With this secret knowledge

we discover our road

🌑

She is

all seeing, all knowing

Our Lady of The Copse

with her we are not forgoing

As he rises from decay

air swirls in putrid thunder

A sign of destiny

the future

long thereafter

From the prehistoric Barrow

our otherworldly Ancestor came

To cross the grassy ditch

find the way home his aim

🌑

No one knew why he woke

sleepless he had become

He steadfastly headed home

to the beat of the Universe’s drum

For the Harpies sing

making a merry dance

For the witness

an endless

nightmare trance

Elucidate us

in your furnace

Warm us 

with your sagacity

🌑

For you are

a God

to whom

we bow

From a pouch

a rune is pulled

Hope

it may give

to a life fulfilled

🌑

A symbol

of fate

a future unknown

The destination

not the arrival date

As the storm rages

the mad Warlock sings

His beast of burden

beats its leathery wings

🌑

The Apocalypse

has come out to play

This will truly be

Earth’s last sunny day

🌑

What was wrong becomes right

what was right becomes wrong

As the mad Warlock

continues to sing his insane song

The Warrior rises

baby in Arms

One to protect

and see no Harm

🌑

Made of iron

a gentle Soul

Guard the little one

his only Goal

As her sandals walk

the dusty trail

Her mind is hidden

behind her veil

🌑

They say she has

a heart of thorns

They shout

she is daemon born

🌑

She is just a girl

lost in time

The subject

of this little rhyme

A creature of the night

myth, fantasy, lore

The subject of many a verse

composed

by the wandering

troubadour

🌑

Spoken in whispers

in fear that the stories are true

No one wants to draw attention

to be

the head

of the queue

🌑

Whether we believe fables

is a choice for all

As a word of warning though

take heed

or you may

hasten your downfall

The silver cloud

threads fate

through the cosmic gate

of life

🌑

As the winds disperse

the future is known

stitched and sewn

unchanging

The Breeze

sings a cheerful melodic song

it’s gentle touch

brings calm

desperately sought

for so long

Abchanchu sneers through the blackness

nature retreats from his sight

For he is the dark

the night

the not living

🌑

With each solemn step

grass dies underfoot

murkiness left behind

no life

just the absence of all

🌑

Even the moon hides

so not to be observed 

The apparition consumes

all

that catches his gaze 

🌑

Once every seven years

he rises

once every seven years

stay hidden

to not be seen

From the still water you rise

our Lady of the Lake

With unrivalled beauty and grace

you are the unwitting cause

of much lonely heartbreak

🌑

As you majestically rise

with tranquil timeless charm

we feel your magic and love

and know in our hearts

you mean us no harm

🌑

As with all your mystical Kin

if we have faith and believe

any outcome under the Stars 

we can

absolutely achieve

For the Yew whispers

imperceptibly

For the Yew gestures

subtly

🌑

The Yew

a lifetime observing

knowledge

to sow

Just a wanderer

from the mist

Just a man

nobody missed

🌑

A heart

carved in stone

Still a man

of blood and bone

The monster lurks

dwelling deep

Be wary those

who carelessly sleep

🌑

Rising from the depths

silently stalking its prey

It’s enormous tentacles

ready to smash and flay

🌑

The Kraken

myth, legend or more

The truth may come

to unlucky souls offshore

A God of times past

Woden was his name

The Anglo Saxons

celebrated his fame

🌑

Today he is remembered

by a day of the week

Woden’s Day became Wednesday

so his name we still speak

🌑

The old Gods

as they are known

left their mark long after 

they sat on the throne

The Raven

watching us

The Owl

watching over us

🌑

Legends of Lore

Or

Embodiments of more

🌑

In these I trust

Minerva

how many roles you play

Goddess of a Thousand Works

we loudly say

🌑

Goddess of Wisdom

the Trades, the Arts as well

We are truly deeply

under your cosmic spell

🌑

The wise Owl

is your companion at your side

Eyes glistening

its head held high with pride

The Sea

the Life giver

the Heart

to each and every River

🌑

Watched over by a God

who goes by many names

Neptune and Poseidon

are just a few He claims

🌑

Without this majesty of nature

humanity and the Earth will be lost

To not feel His wrath

there is a line that must not be crossed

Goddess of the Harvest

Demeter is your name

You are also known

as the Goddess of the Earth

by those who know your fame

🌑

Lost was your daughter

Persephone, from your union with Zeus

Your grief brought famine

until Zeus sent Hermes

to make a much needed truce

🌑

The grief of your loss

delivered winter to Earth

The abundance of spring

and summer

a sign of your joy and rebirth

Elusive and absent

We seek you

Desperately sought

for a moment or two

🌑

The winding path

seems arduous and long

to help our journey

we sing and hum a song

🌑

Poppies are a sign

that near you are

Your sanctuary

is not too far

🌑

Your embrace will bring

peace and calm

Hypnos God of Sleep

we seek your balm

From the Moon you’ve come

Skipping over Stars

zig zagging this way and that

with a detour via Mars

🌑

When your cosmic form appears

your brethren come out to play

Then we know Spring

is well and truly on its wondrous way

🌑

You bring fertility from the Cosmos

to replenish the sea and earth

A gift from the Moon you are

for you deliver universal rebirth

We are the children of the Moon

For she is our other-worldly Mother

If we revere her as our ancestor

her cosmic power we can discover

🌑

She wraps her aura around us

we are covered in her cloak

Wrapped tightly within her warmth

her power and wisdom we can invoke

🌑

For she is our great ancestor

one to adore and love

If in your heart you believe truly

you may receive a gift from above

We praise you

🌑

All your glorious phases

Waning, waxing 

Crescent, gibbous

Full, new 

Bring awe and wonder 

🌑

You go by many names

Selene

Khonsu

Luna

Chandra 

Amongst a few 

🌑

When life feels troubled

To gaze at you 

and your brothers and sisters

the constellations 

Brings peace and hope

🌑

You are a constant

in an unsettled world 

🌑

We praise you

The distant crescent moon

Discerned through the hazy gloom

🌑

I look with a

mesmerised humble gaze

and lower my head in praise

🌑

You are a majestic wonderful sight

We can sense your celestial might

🌑

For you are a goddess, an enigma

We can feel your love and

charisma

The hazy moon

witnessed through arms of the trees

The dim stars

play peek a boo through the clouds

The gentle breeze

whispers a ballad to please the ears

All

bring One to Earth

Cloudless night 

Why are there no stars

I look for you but you are not there

🌑

Faithful moon

You are there

Basking us in your dim light

🌑

You remind us

The universe is endless 

Time is eternal 

🌑

We are but

the smallest fragments

of the whole

The Moon our mother, the Earth our father

nature our brother and sister

We are one

for we need each other

🌑

The Universe our home, our light

On your broad wings

we soar 

in wondrous flight

🌑

We are one and part of all

Together we make a difference

No action we take 

is unneeded or too small

When anxiety bites

Or the grip of

depression looms

I stare at the moon

🌑

Observing its surface

The subtle shades

The patterns caused by

eon old impact craters

🌑

Mesmerised by its

dim

shimmering light

🌑

As I contemplate

my breathing slows

calm comes over me

🌑

For the moon’s beauty and radiance

brings tranquility

The Red Moon of Sensuality

teases our Soul

entices our Mind

captures our Heart

🌑

The Red Moon

unescapable

unfathomable