otherworld – Into the Unknown

I am the Wanderer

I am the thunder,The lightning and storm.I am the wrath of Odin,I am the anger,I am the scythe of Hades,I am the last breath. I am the earthTrembling before the end,I am the doom,I am the infinite battle,I am the warcry of Ares,I am the rage of Thor. I am the darknessRising from the depth,IContinue reading “I am the Wanderer”

The hosts/ Three by three

Cold is the windThat comes from the west,Dark are the skies:Nuada rides. Cold is the windThat comes from the north,Dark are the skies:The Allfather rides. Cold is the windThat comes from the southDark are the skies:Gwyn ap Nudd rides. Cold is the windThat comes from the eastDark are the skies:The three hosts ride. Three byContinue reading “The hosts/ Three by three”

Remember the stranger

Remember the strangerYou met in the woods,Remember the greenOf the cloak so fine,Remember the stranger,Who came and wentAs softly as comesThe autumn wind. Remember the strangerYou met by the brook,Remember the blueOf the silken threads,Remember the strangerWho came and wentAs swiftly as comesThe springtime rain. Remember the strangerYou met in the glen,Remember the redOf theContinue reading “Remember the stranger”

Milk and honey

Milk and honey.Gold on white. A cup for BraintA bowl for the Tylwyth teg. Milk and honey.Whispers on the wind. Sage and rosemary,Anise and lavender. A cup for CerridwenA bowl for the Fair folk. Broom and meadowsweetGold on pale pink A cup for BlodeueddA loaf of bread for Lleu. Mead and silver,Wine and amber, AContinue reading “Milk and honey”

Descent

When you descend, you’re down below.Your paths keep winding and spirallingYour way lies through the mist, moss and bonesTo the Center of the Labyrinth. When you descend, you’re going strongTill the ground break open and crackLike a ripe fruit, full of blood red,A pomegranate of thousand seeds. When you descend, the turf turns to mossContinue reading “Descent”

You never know

You never know what you’re gonna seeVenturing to the Otherworld.You never know who you’re gonna meetVenturing down, down, down. You never know what you’re gonna findVenturing to the UnderworldYou never know what you’re gonna hearVenturing through the veil. You never know what you’re gonna doTrying to get out of the OtherworldYou never know what you’reContinue reading “You never know”