aneirin

Out of…

Out of pain my song rises,Out of the dark.Through the mist it soarsInto the night. Higher and higher it fliesToo high to see,Reaching the unreachableThe unknown. Out of the depth my song risesOut of the dark,Plunging into the waterInto the night. Deeper and deeper it fallsToo deep to feel,Singing still, ringing quietlyIn the halls ofContinue reading “Out of…”

I see battles

I see battles. The moment I close my eyes, they start raging inside my head.Swords cling, shields splint and break, spears pierce the air. I see battles. Ancient and new, bloody and unsung, battles for and battles against. Battles of glory, battles of grief, battles of despair. I see battles. Voices and hatred, horses andContinue reading “I see battles”

Sub Rosa

Sub Rosa. Hidden in the shadows,Half-noticed,Unspoken,Unmentioned.Misheard.The truth lies. There, where you cannot seeAmong the rootsIn the grassUnder the earth,Asleep.The truth sleeps. In the thornsIn the leavesAmong the flowersIn the moonbeams,In the treesThe truth hides. In the heartsUnder lock and key,In the memoriesIn whispers.In the glancesThe truth dies. Sharper than swords,Colder than ice,Hotter than fire,Finer thanContinue reading “Sub Rosa”

Gweinio’r marth, Taliesin?

Gweinio’r marth, Taliesin?Do you see a man broken,A man in his prime?A man mourning his fate? Gweinio’r marth, Taliesin?Do you see your friend,Your pupil, your fellow bard? Gweinio’r marth, Taliesin?Can you look deeper into me,Can you feel my pain? I shall tell you this, Taliesin:Were I wiser, I’d never approached you,Were I younger, I’d runContinue reading “Gweinio’r marth, Taliesin?”

Sky wept as they rode

Sky wept as they rodeFor the battle was nighAnd many would perish. Sky wept as they rodeFor the hearts were breakingAnd blood boiled. Sky wept as they rodeFor the faith drove themAnd the pipes sang. Sky wept as they rodeFor the flower of GododdinWould fall on the field. Sky wept as they rodeFor none couldContinue reading “Sky wept as they rode”

Cathraeth/ Y Gododin

I remember Cathraeth,Where many were slain.They rode off to battleFor victory they rode,All they gainedWas death. I remember Cathraeth:Where the field once was,Blood flows.Blood drips from broken spearsHelmets are crushed,Shields shattered. I remember Cathraeth:Where the mighty fell,No flower would bloom.Blood washes the tears away,And swords are powerlessWhere death triumphs. I remember Cathraeth.The billowing cloaks,The battleContinue reading “Cathraeth/ Y Gododin”

Aneirin I am the son of the heathered hills,The rolling waves and the distant skies,I am the son of the mists and winds,The cliffs and rivers, the moss and pines. I am the one who sang in the wild,Of battles and hearts on the chainmail sleeves,I am the one who never took sides,In halls whereContinue reading “Aneirin”

Barddas

I am Taliesin. I know why the sun rises,Why the stars shine,Why the wind has wings,Why the battle rages I am Taliesin I wander through the mists,And I dance with the Fair folk –Nothing is hidden from me,And nothing can hold me. I am Taliesin. No chains are strong enough,No mind is powerful enough,No heartContinue reading “Barddas”