| By brian francis Asherah, long has your name been bound Josiah’s rage defiled you, hid you in the dust Unknown yet still they pray to you for gifts Your name still hidden your power yet given Asherah, Mother of all things seen from the heavens Blesser of woman and the fertile seasons of love Wife of devotion and protection of Him who is Mother of creation’s toil, witness to the light Asherah, Lady of the seas to some, also lost Progenitor of all that is and too of all that isn’t Drawn from the memories of stone we find you On shards your name rings among the highest Asherah, we when in passions embrace worship you And strive to be worthy of your gifts for life Asherah, I call out your name to witness your beauty To one day hold your gift and honoring you raise it up Copyright ©2020 brian francis |
Tag: mythos
The World Tree
By brian francis
Hung as a sacrifice the wood held him tightly
His suffering accepted by his own word
spear pierced, his side, it flowed like a river
His life bleeding down into the well of Urd
Denied even water no hand could assist him
suffering alone he stared down into the well
as he sung to the runes tempting their visit
for nine days he suffered his own living hell
nine nights he stared; they deemed him worthy
revealing the magic of all the nine worlds
released he fell downward knowledge his power
raising him up the Valkyries wings unfurled
Copyright ©2020 brian francis
Author’s Note: been asked what the hell i’m writing about. so here it is– The norse god Odin sacrificed himself on the “world Tree” which grows out of the “well of Urd” his sacrifice was made to himself and it’s purpose was to learn the truths of the runes. In the end his actions where enough for him to learn the secrets of the runes thereby gaining the powers of magic over creation. did not mention in the poem that Odin at another time plucked his own eye out to gain wisdom.
Wordsmith: At The Forge 