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…”
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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”
Taliesin’s song/ Peace
We shall have peace,For it is the strife of our hearts.We shall have peaceFor it rings in our blood.We shall have peaceFor it brings us togetherInstead of wars. We shall have peace.For we sing itWe shall have peaceFor we came to bring it.We shall have peaceFor it makes us human-Kings and preachers alike. We shallContinue reading “Taliesin’s song/ Peace”
Aye, the times will change
Aye, the times will change,But some things shall remainIn bracken, in dust,In dying embers. The walls will crumble,The names shall be forgotten,The music shall cease,The kings shall be no more. Aye, the times will changeBut some things shall remainIn ruins, in stones,In memories of old. The sun will come outAt the hour foretold,The moon willContinue reading “Aye, the times will change”
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”
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”
Cauldron born/Taliesin
From the cauldron he rises, tall and proud, his brow alight with stars. In his eyes – the wisdom of ages, his arms – like raven wings, catching the wind. From the cauldron he rises, distant yet close, stern yet soft, like candlelight in winter. In his eyes – the ages of knowing, his hairContinue reading “Cauldron born/Taliesin”
Gwion Bach/ Hanes Taliesin
…and she chose a young boy by the name of Gwion Bach to tend the cauldron, and an old blind man called Mordda, to keep the flame… That’s how the legend goes; but be aware of legends, for they can cloud the judgement and their ways are of the morning mist, that creeps from nowhereContinue reading “Gwion Bach/ Hanes Taliesin”
Into the Unknown 