Daughter North Poems

Raise me a dais of silk and down;
Hang it with vair and purple dyes;
Carve it in doves and pomegranates,
And peacocks with a hundred eyes;
Work it...

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“Now, I would like to make you aware of my guests.”
     “Your guests?  Are they here?”  Seileach seemed very...

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They made a smooth grounding outside of the stable behind Dyndoeth's cottage.  As they did Rådyrvokter heard them and came out of the stable...

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“So, you do not wish to present your daughter to me in joining,” Joulupukki looked directly at Raðulfr and spoke in a serious tone. ...

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“I do not know if he still lives in that cave or if he is even alive, but I can tell you where it is....

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How simple are the circles in which life turns
How strange are its tangled fingers
Through intricate woven tapestry burns
The wonder that yet lingers

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They made their way...

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Northward! He frowned into the storm
The wind ever stirring, the snow swirling 'round
Ahead lay destiny, a lone dying form
He felt a stirring, as if homeward...

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The appearance of his old friend brought new thoughts of his mother and, Nordgrend, the town in which  they spent the last few years....

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In riming realms 
of crystal contemplations -
frozen water-vapor meditations
and chilled flutes 
filled with zodiacal-light musings 
of ancient cosmic dust 
dancing in the arms of Sol..

windswept...

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Boreas, God of the North Wind

Wind god
Boreas…god
Of Winter and North Wind
Swept down from cold northern mountains
of Thrake

He blew
 Cold icy gusts
Of breath from bloated cheeks
Hair...

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