Tuesday 8 October 2019

Ponderings in Poetry

Poem from Volume 1, Issue 5 - Lammas 2019

She Sees in 3 Directions

this stars past she would not let me sleep
sweet barren maiden of the deathly deep
birth-life-death, maiden-mother-crone
stars came to be, so you'd be not alone
and your will and cosmic energy brought forth the gods
they chose to bring about man, doomed against the odds
though many lost their way, I honour you with written word
I cherish you in art, while most haste away from the herd
Hekate bring us home, we wander lost, bring us to light
we've waxed and waned in the dark, suffered endless night
You've awaken me, there must be a reason
I will not accept just be treachery in season
She sees in three directions, and toys with what is to come
She knows all but shares nothing, misunderstood by everyone
Newly born-dead, with a full life lead, there is no afterlife to dread
She knows it's all now and it's all then. She lives on as she lays dead
Evolved beyond body, slithering through time and space
She belongs everywhere, yet has no final resting place
Hekate, hound, horse, with serpent's heel and hook
Gazing upon present day, shocked and shunned she shook
But it is just a phase, Persephone will come again
Apocalyptic cleansing will wash away their pain
Which scars Gaia's pock marked and hollow shell
The Queen of the Underworld knows THIS is hell
Shine in darkness with your torch and endless grace
Guide us through crossroads and help us to save face
We have murdered our maiden mother crone
Where once we were cradled, we sit all alone
And thus we are lost, without keys to other realms
We drift onward endlessly, with no man at the helm
Poseidon is poisoned, a sign of the beginning of the end
And soon against Hades' ghastly ghouls we must fend
But pity us now, and note those who try to mend unintended inattention
We white witches, weak and wary, weep, whoop and welcome intervention
Speak to us in spirit, Oh Goddess of Magick, lead us to no longer be asleep
We beseech you, bring us to where we all can relate on a level more deep

Poem by Victrix Oracle