March 18, 2017 | Filed Under Poem for Hela | Comments Off on Daily Poem: Sunt Leones ~ Stevie Smith
Sunt Leones
~ Stevie Smith
The lions who ate the Christians on the sands of the arena
By indulging native appetites played was now been seen a
Not entirely negligible part
In consolidating at the very start
The position of the Early Christian Church.
Initiatory rights are always bloody
In the lions, it appears
From contemporary art, made a study
Of dyeing Coliseum sands a ruddy
Liturgically sacrificial hue
And if the Christians felt a little blue-
Will people being eaten often do.
Theirs was the death, and there’s was a crown undying,
A state of things which must be satisfying.
My point which up to this has been obscured
Is that it was the lions who procured
By chewing up blood gristle flesh and bone
The martyrdoms on which the church has grown.
I only write this poem because I thought it rather looked
As if the part the lions played was being overlooked.
By lions’ jaws great benefits and blessings were begotten
And so our debt to Lionhood must never be forgotten.
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The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera
Draw for March 18, 2017
Active Influence: Groa/Nine of Wands
Rune: Hagalaz/Hail
Hidden Influence: Gefjon/Ace of Coins
A good day to Get Things Done. Whatever you set your mind to, you can accomplish. How you get to the results may vary from your plan—something unexpected may create a need to revise your plan and improvise wildly. Whatever it is, you can handle it, and will handle it with grace.
March 17, 2017 | Filed Under Poem for Hela | Comments Off on Daily Poem: Eye Mask ~ Denise Levertov
Eye Mask
~ Denise Levertov
In this dark I rest,
unready for the light which dawns
day after day,
eager to be shared.
Black silk, shelter me.
I need
more of the night before I open
eyes and heart
to illumination. I must still
grow in dark like a root
not ready, not ready at all.
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The Giants’ Tarot, Raven Kaldera
Draw for March 17, 2017
Active Influence: Nine Maidens of the Mill/Nine of Coins
Rune: Teiwaz/Justice
Hidden Influence: Mimir/Hanged Man
Another day of showing up to do the work. Things are happening behind the scenes, things you can’t control or even influence. Yes, I’m getting a bit tired of this message, too, but it’s what’s going on right now. So, we keep going, keep doing, keep focused on doing what we can to reach our goals, even if it’s just a tiny step each day. Do what you can; there is plenty to keep you busy.
Do your part, act with integrity, and let the Universe pull the levers and turn the dials. You’ll find out soon enough what’s going to happen.
March 16, 2017 | Filed Under Poem for Hela | Comments Off on Daily Poem: Cassandra ~ Louise Bogan
Cassandra
~ Louise Bogan
To me, one silly task is like another.
I bare the shambling tricks of lust and pride.
This flesh will never give a child its mother,—
Song, like a wing, tears through my breast, my side,
And madness chooses out my voice again,
Again. I am the chosen no hand saves:
The shrieking heaven lifted over men,
Not the dumb earth, wherein they set their graves.
