poetry
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Ebony skin glistens Stretched taut over hard muscle An arm raises above a dreadlocked head Sunlight glints across the razor-sharp machete edge Thick lips pull back in a sharp grin Just as razor-sharp as the weapon A bloodcurdling cry bursts forth from deep in the throat As the machete drops with deadly accuracy. Eyes black as…
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I hail holy Apis, the bull-formed God The fertile one, Whose throaty bellow heralds the spring’s awakening He Who brings all good things to the Two Lands Fierce and powerful, He drives off the invaders And gorges them on His horns Great Apis, soul of Ptah, You are solid and firm None may sway You…
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I already had this one written, thought I share it to kick off the April God of the Month Club. — Lady of Beauty I sing Goddess of love and joy She Who intoxicates All the world with love Hathor, cow-formed Lady Hwt-Hwrt, “House of Horus” The endless horizon Which contains and embraces The glorious…
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Glorious Ma’at, Pure and Divine Crowned with the ostrich feather Goddess of all virtue and goodness Lady of Justice, Queen of Truth Tangible force of harmony Enforcer of right order Ma’at, Queen amongst Goddesses Overseer of the right and just order Of both Gods and men She holds at bay chaotic Isfet And reigns over…
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I debated whether or not to share this, but decided that it might help someone out there if I did. The last 2-3 years have been very hard for me. I feel away from the practice of my faith for a while. And because pretty much all my writing is religiously inspired, that means I…
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Sobek glides Through the Nile River A silent hunter Invisible to all Only yellow eyes visible Just above the water The fiercest creature in the Two Lands No God, nor man, nor animal Understands fear better then He Fierce Sobek Lord of the murky waters Slayer of demons Beats back the night Dark scales glisten…
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Hail Seshat, The Lady of Builders! The All-Seeing Goddess Who records everything From the beginning of time, Unto its End. Wife of Thoth, Lady of Wisdom, Engineer’s Goddess, She Who stretches the cord. All temples to other Gods Are also a monument to Your greatness, O Seshat. For You are She Who designs structures to…
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Khonsu, Light of Night Most Powerful Son of Ammon-Ra And Mother Mut Khonsu the Terrifying Who lives on hearts Consumer of Gods Who helps the Pharaoh absorb Their power Khonsu the Wanderer Guide of Night Who rides the crescent moon Across the sky Khonsu the Animator Who causes cattle to conceive Women…
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Freyja Of the falcon-cloak She who bears The golden necklace Of the dwarves Tears of amber Tears of gold Armored Lover Death and Magic Sex and Earth Freyja Great Lady of the Vanir She of many names Who wanders Among strange peoples Following mysterious Odr Freyja Sister of Freyr Like Him, a hostage…
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Just in case you couldn’t read the hymns in the picture in the last post, this is hymn to Herakles I wrote: To Herakles by Amanda Artemisia Forrestter Sing, O lovely Muses of Helikon, Of Herakles, the lion-hearted. Son of Zeus, called Hercules by the Romans Child of the mighty King of the Gods By…
Temple of Athena the Savior 