The rebellion of Crows
an armada takes flight
The sky dark with anger
ready to protect and fight
🌑
An injustice to right
the Murder heads East
There is no fear
as they face the Beast
🌑
The battle is swift
the numbers win
The victorious head home
making a caw and din
For the thunder roars
as the Valkyries assault
No man, no beast
can bring to a halt
🌑
For the earth shakes
as the Valkyries scream
The atmosphere boils
with forbidding steam
🌑
Foe gracelessly fall
to the Sisters of Doom
All the vanquished have
is their everlasting tomb
Huginn and Muninn
The raven messengers of old
Observing
from mountain to wold
🌑
If you see a raven
take care what they see
For they may take note
and report back to he
With Gungnir in His hand
Geri and Freki at His side
He strides above Asgard
observing far and wide
🌑
For he is Odin
known as Woden to some
Sing loudly in His honour
not meekly or a feeble hum
🌑
Huginn and Muninn
are His faithful eyes
Watching Midgard
as His most eager spies
🌑
His deeds are legend
known to one and all
In our hearts we know
He will never fall
Spreading gossip
you run up and down the Tree
causing mischief
with considerable glee
🌑
You are Ratatoskr
Yggdrasil is your domain
Drill-tooth or Bore-tooth
is your common name
🌑
Between Eagle and Serpent
from top to bottom
messages are passed
twisted but never forgotten
🌑
The mischievous squirrel
from Norse lore
trying to stir up
an Eagle and Serpent war
The great wolves Geri and Freki
feast in honour in his dining hall
whilst he drinks wine
watching the brave fallen brawl
🌑
His loyal companions sit at his throne
whilst one sleeps, the other is awake
eagerly watching and guarding
their duty to him they will never forsake
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
teeth-barer and teeth-grinder
For Thor’s chariot
you are the mythical pathfinder
🌑
To the Hall of Valhalla
homeward you charge
For then Thor can brawl
drink ale with the Einherjar
recharge
The Norseman Cometh
on tides of fire
A foretaste of the omens
of a future dire
🌑
No point hiding
for they will seek
The Norseman Cometh
havoc they will wreak
Golden Mane
or Gullinbursti
For that
is your other name
🌑
With a glorious mane
to illuminate the trail
Your companion Freyr
has light
without fail
As the Incense rises
the Spirits peer
Searching for a Soul
who sheds a Tear
The Viking Graveyard
with heads to the West
Earthly fiery depth
lying in unsettled rest
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
Just a wanderer
from the mist
Just a man
nobody missed
🌑
A heart
carved in stone
Still a man
of blood and bone
From the Horn of Plenty
the drunken warriors drink ale
The battle is won
the bloody victorious
homeward sail
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
The Raven
watching us
The Owl
watching over us
🌑
Legends of Lore
Or
Embodiments of more
🌑
In these I trust
The sounds of the forest, wind and water
emanate from the wondrous music you play
For you are Fossegrim, Lord of the Strings
when we hear your melody
our troubles are taken away
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
The Stone Ship
wallows high
rolling through
the low tide
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 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
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
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
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
To see through your eyes
to see what you see
Then
the wonders of the cosmos
would be open to me
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
