poetry
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Yes, I know, I’m more than a week late. I’m considering cutting the God of the Month Club down to two Deities a month instead of three. I’ll have to do some divination on that subject. Facets of Hermes by Amanda Artemisia Forrester Many-named wanderer with sparkling eyes full of mischief The longer that…
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Hail to the Goddess of Life By Amanda Artemisia Forrester Rich-haired Hera, arrayed in peacock feathers Many have sung of You as wife of Great Zeus and Queen of Shining Olympos But today I wish to hymn to You alone, glorious Hera For You were a great and magnificent Goddess, much-worshiped, Before Your brother ever […]…
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Originally posted on Beloved in Light: Laughter-loving Aphrodite by Amanda Forrester Golden-skinned, full-hipped, heavy-breasted Dances and laughs, loves and eats, drinks and plays, Among the Halls of the Gods Our powerful Lady of Love is named as an Olympian But in reality She is a Force far more primal Than the civilized generation of Gods…
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UGH, this one was HARD!!! generous golden goddess guarding [the] gem [of] germination luminous lady [of] life, loyal [to her] law-giving lover magnificent motherly many-named magician [of ] mercy nile’s nubian nurturer [of] nature, netjer [of] nobility questing queen quietly questions [the] quarreler’ quirks respected ruler regulating rebirth, radiating righteousness shamaness seeking [the] shadow,…
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The desert sands swirl about me The realm of cruel Set envelops me I am lost in the desert No one hears my anguished cries As the sands continue to blow Stinging my squinted eyes I cry out to You in desperation, O Isis I cry out to You in anguish, O Isis I have…
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Intriguing iridescent innocence Devoted dwarf’s daughter Unaging unarmed understanding Naturally non-judgmental noble Nut-formed nurse [of the] norse Ancient apple aesir
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Originally posted on Druid Life: Longing writes poetry. Contentment spends an hour more In the duvet. ? Longing burns and strains. Contentment snuggles Asks for little. ? Longing relishes the bittersweet Taste of its own frustration. Contentment potters about. ? Longing speaks with A scorched, parched tongue. Contentment doesn’t say much. ? If I put…
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Burning Helios, the All-Seeing Sun, Is dead. He sleeps in the arms of Persephone this night. The cold winds blow tonight. The world belongs to Nyx, primordial Mother Night, Who existed before even Gaia was born. The cold winds howl, And Odin mounts His eight-legged steed, To lead the Wild Hunt, screaming through the darkness…
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Usually I write an acrostic poem and an alliteration poem, but this time I mixed it up by combining in the two. Powerful protector, parent [of] pegasus Ouranus’ olympic offspring, overlord [of] oceans Stormy savior [of] ships, [the] surrounding sea Exuberant earth-shaker evoking emotional epiphany Immortal image [of] inundation invading islands Dangerous divinity dwelling [in]…
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To Poseidon The Earth-Shaker inhales And the tides come in The Holder of Earth exhales And the tides go out O Poseidon, you are the mightiest of the Olympians! Your realm extends to cover three-fourths of the world The only part of our planet still mysterious to man Unknown, Unpenetrated, Is the dark world beneath…
Temple of Athena the Savior 