All my life, says Óðinn Alföðr, I’ve sought wisdom and knowledge. I’ve sacrificed, I’ve studied and endured. And […]
Category Archive: Poetry
I saw that dog Diogenes Walking daylight, lamp in hand. Wandering the streets of Athens, Looking for one […]
For Michael Thomas Cunningham (1967-2005) When you took ill I prayed for you. Every day I prayed. Three […]
Tongue tied and stuttering Looking for the words to say To tell how much I love you Gotta […]
The curtain begins to fall, Darkness is all you see, “But I haven’t completed five acts,” You protest, […]
The world can be harsh The world can be beautiful Your eyes see it all Don’t shelter yourself […]
Langbarðr Óðinn jólfaðr, Long-bearded Odin Yule-father, Leading the winter solstice Wild Hunt, One-eyed Wodan’s Wild Gift Giving Ride, […]
I wrote this one over 20 years ago, inspired by a Pete Townshend quote. “Look at my life, […]
Taurus; Gemini Pictographs in the heavens Our fate in the stars Sailing across the Milk Sea Toward Alpha […]
I’m not ready for you to leave yet. Though I know the time draws nearer When you will […]
John W. Leys 