Seeds
In the realm of Hades,
the tears of Persphone
water the dark seeds.Poised on the cusp
Linda Rushby 10 April 2021
of Life and Death,
holding the energies
of past generations,
in trust for the future.
Month: Apr 2021
NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 9
Clotho
Clotho the spinner
Linda Rushby 09 April 2021
turns her wheel,
twisting the fibres,
drawing out
the thread of life
snaking onward
into the future.
NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 8
The Fire
The fire burns,
warming, enticing,
images dancing.The fire burns,
crackling,
threatening.The thread is lost
beneath the ashes.Atropos waits,
Linda Rushby 8 April 2021
sharpening her scissors.
NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 7
The She-Wolf
The she-wolf howls
then bends her head
to sniff the squirming creature
at her feet.Opening her wicked mouth,
Linda Rushby 7 April 2021
extending her tongue,
licking life into her newborn cub.
NapoWriMo 2021 Day 6
The Wild Dance
God of the grape,
Lord of liberation,
why do we worship you?Start the wild music,
Linda Rushby 6 April 2021
quicken our heartbeats,
summon our footsteps
to the wild dance of life.
NapoWriMo 2021 Day 5
The Golden Bough
The priestess honours
Linda Rushby 5 April 2021
the virgin huntress,
lifting the sickle
like a silver talon,
reflecting the light
of the curving moon,
and cuts the bough
of death and rebirth.
Memory Plays Tricks
I’m always complaining about my terrible memory, but this morning I’ve been remembering lots of things, so I thought I’d share them.
First I remembered that I hadn’t had any breakfast, so I got the yogurt out of the fridge to have on my muesli.
Then I remembered that there wasn’t much yogurt left and I need to make some more. So I got out the yogurt maker and plugged it in, and got the milk and yogurt.
Then I remembered that I needed a tablespoon to measure the yogurt for the ‘starter’ of the next lot of yogurt. So I looked in the drawer where the tablespoons normally live, but there wasn’t one there.
Then I remembered that the dishwasher needed emptying, and the tablespoons were probably in there, so I went over to the dishwasher.
Then I remembered that the washing machine was also full, so I took the washing out of the machine and sorted it out.
Then I remembered that I still hadn’t had my breakfast.
Then I remembered that I’d switched on the yogurt machine and it had been standing there for about ten minutes with nothing in it.
Linda
NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 4
Night Hunter
Linda Rushby 4 April 2021
Silently, on soft feathers
stroking the darkness
detached from sound,
like the echo of a cloud.
A single strike,
the bloody talon closes round
the struggling morsel.
NaPoWriMo Day 3
Athena
Motherless girl,
her father’s daughter,
hacked from the head of the
wife-swallowing king.Goddess of wisdom
and Lady of Owls,Goddess of war,
Linda Rushby 3 April 2021
and mother of peace.
NaPoWriMo 2021 Day 2
Pull the thread
Linda Rushby 2 April 2021
Theseus slew the monster
in the heart of the labyrinth
and followed the thread
back to Ariadne,
the sister of his prey,
while praying to
the goddess who
ordered her betrayal.
