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The High Priestess, Mourgana (a tribute)
Watchtower, daughter of aster and loam
Through doors of inner heavens,
feathered sails
Drift on tide, luminesce
In quiet vision,
Through doors of night black
And foetal fecund earth
Cored sun, of aethered web
And starlight spun
Thread,
Into passages and portals,
Glyphed upon each fingerprint
Into this seers landscape
Gaea, leaf headed spear
Drawn back to crook
Of elbow, aligned in
Constellation of the doe,
This stringed tenor of
Soul, taut
As the voice of the winged
Bow,
Sister of lights
And horizons
Kaleidoscopic cartography,
Soft dunes of
Water,
A mane of sand swept tide
Rune forest,
Petrified bone, aqueous leaf
Emblazoned upon palm,
Lineage of womb and woven
Yggdrasil, in this matron's
Carefully exhaled
Augurs, planar flames casting
Shadows,
Of melting tallow rivers
Here, in such voice as planet's
Gravity, in throat, in palm
Of lotus,
Gazing from the helm of awe
Helios, mother
Presaging sage sheaves with four points
Of Vegvisir, into the distant vision
Manifest in thought, in waking dream,
The nine pointed triangle,
Between gift of kindness
Of awareness,
Between pestle and mortar,
Poem and passage,
Geode and geometries,
Passages and portals
Wide arc, arm of the watchtower
Swings its guiding font of light
Through doors of inner heavens,
feathered sails
Drift on tide, luminesce
In quiet vision,
Through doors of night black
And foetal fecund earth
Cored sun, of aethered web
And starlight spun
Thread,
Into passages and portals,
Glyphed upon each fingerprint
Into this seers landscape
Gaea, leaf headed spear
Drawn back to crook
Of elbow, aligned in
Constellation of the doe,
This stringed tenor of
Soul, taut
As the voice of the winged
Bow,
Sister of lights
And horizons
Kaleidoscopic cartography,
Soft dunes of
Water,
A mane of sand swept tide
Rune forest,
Petrified bone, aqueous leaf
Emblazoned upon palm,
Lineage of womb and woven
Yggdrasil, in this matron's
Carefully exhaled
Augurs, planar flames casting
Shadows,
Of melting tallow rivers
Here, in such voice as planet's
Gravity, in throat, in palm
Of lotus,
Gazing from the helm of awe
Helios, mother
Presaging sage sheaves with four points
Of Vegvisir, into the distant vision
Manifest in thought, in waking dream,
The nine pointed triangle,
Between gift of kindness
Of awareness,
Between pestle and mortar,
Poem and passage,
Geode and geometries,
Passages and portals
Wide arc, arm of the watchtower
Swings its guiding font of light
Published 26th Apr 2023
| Edited 27th Apr 2023
Author's Note
A tribute I wrote off the cuff for the High Priestess, Rianne.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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26th Apr 2023 9:11pm
3rd May 2023 5:18pm
26th Apr 2023 9:59pm
Unsurprisingly I found it epic Daniel,
Love your mythos dripping, god laden, legend invoking , look deeper for the meaning style...
You are unique and brilliant,
Regards,
BITS
Love your mythos dripping, god laden, legend invoking , look deeper for the meaning style...
You are unique and brilliant,
Regards,
BITS
This is very much in Rianne's style of writing, abstract and subtly soulful, pointing to the intimate presence of the universe. I hope she likes it.
Thank you my friend. I really appreciate what you bring to the site.
Thank you my friend. I really appreciate what you bring to the site.
27th Apr 2023 1:27am
Holy fuck!
Right from the beginning, you evoke dark worship, a need and a trust for something half wild and mostly myth
"Through doors of inner heavens, feathered sails
Drift on tide, luminesce
In quiet vision,
Through doors of night black
And foetal fecund earth"
It reads like a sailor looking at the night sky, at first, and then exits to terrestrial being
And, by the by, that turning of phrase in your opening is a fucking chef's kiss.
You segue into life connection and the web of life force. Again, beautiful evocations.
THEN, your next two stanzas connect to the earth and sky foreshadowing in the opener. We get feral and green and dirty, and we light into the sky with a power and reverent awe. Holy fuck, those connect well. The groundwork make the execution, it really did.
And the sort of long fall to the end.
I like the fact you used a light, and a pestle and mortar in the final images. It lines perfectly with the dichotomized worship, and shows what the goddess has to offer -- light, and obliteration.
Great shit, my friend.
Right from the beginning, you evoke dark worship, a need and a trust for something half wild and mostly myth
"Through doors of inner heavens, feathered sails
Drift on tide, luminesce
In quiet vision,
Through doors of night black
And foetal fecund earth"
It reads like a sailor looking at the night sky, at first, and then exits to terrestrial being
And, by the by, that turning of phrase in your opening is a fucking chef's kiss.
You segue into life connection and the web of life force. Again, beautiful evocations.
THEN, your next two stanzas connect to the earth and sky foreshadowing in the opener. We get feral and green and dirty, and we light into the sky with a power and reverent awe. Holy fuck, those connect well. The groundwork make the execution, it really did.
And the sort of long fall to the end.
I like the fact you used a light, and a pestle and mortar in the final images. It lines perfectly with the dichotomized worship, and shows what the goddess has to offer -- light, and obliteration.
Great shit, my friend.
27th Apr 2023 1:35am
I really appreciate the insight into the unfolding here, it's wonderful to have you express such understanding of an abstract piece and take the time to make that connection. I know Rianne will appreciate it too. I wrote this in her idiom. She has such awareness, ability to feel into the intention of the writing.
27th Apr 2023 1:37am
Oh, I missed that. Dang. I was literally so focused on the content, I missed the subject.
You kicked ass with this tribute!
You kicked ass with this tribute!
27th Apr 2023 1:39am
27th Apr 2023 5:06am
3rd May 2023 5:17pm
Thank you MrD. I just got an offer for a collaboration with a Houston theatre company, been wanting to adapt my writing for theatre so I'm excited.
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27th Apr 2023 6:48am
You deserve it and more for all the times you truly saw me through the planets of my writings. Thank you my friend.
27th Apr 2023 11:49am
Wonderful, wonderful and wonderful, Morgana the great healer could not be more happy (as couldn't any other Priestesses). Heil Sir Daniel!
3rd May 2023 5:16pm
Thank you my friend. It was a joy reaching into her idiom for this piece.
27th Apr 2023 1:44pm
3rd May 2023 5:18pm
28th Apr 2023 10:28pm
This is a beautiful tribute to Rianne. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a poem from you so it’s nice to see you back in your element. When I read this, I hear your passionate voice. I always enjoy your spoken word.
3rd May 2023 5:15pm
Ah thank you EA! Sorry I haven't been on site much, been focusing on improving my physical health routine of late. I appreciate you and the eloquent erudition of your writing.
Anonymous
29th Apr 2023 2:41am
Par Excellence!
An amazing tribute to an amazing poetess.
I'm left speechless. When you texted me the other day about this poem, i really didn't know what to expect but this blows me away. You are on a league all on your own Daniel with your poetry and language and i hope you get the stardom you much deserve.
An amazing tribute to an amazing poetess.
I'm left speechless. When you texted me the other day about this poem, i really didn't know what to expect but this blows me away. You are on a league all on your own Daniel with your poetry and language and i hope you get the stardom you much deserve.
29th Apr 2023 9:30pm
Your vocabulary has always impressed but couple that with your amazing intuitive ability to capture the essence of your dear friend's soulfulness and innate personal style , and well, that's truly astounding! This is an immensely heartwarming experience to read and to take in, Daniel. You really aimed for the fences with this one and left me so warmed and full of gratefulness to have had the terrific opportunities of basking in the small interactions I have had with you both. You're each so wonderfully special in these beautifully artistic and poetic ways and this poem is such an apropos depiction of just that.
What. a. pleasure. ✨
Thank you.
🌹 💙 💙
What. a. pleasure. ✨
Thank you.
🌹 💙 💙
3rd May 2023 5:13pm
Aw thank you so much Susan, I felt that Rianne was more than deserving and I've known her such a long time now, I wanted to write something in her idiom to show appreciation.
1st May 2023 4:18pm
You have a way of taking a reader into another world.
Your descriptions are beautiful.
Regards
James
Your descriptions are beautiful.
Regards
James
3rd May 2023 5:14pm
James thank you and I can easily say the same about the writings and audios you have been sharing, which are rich and engrossing.
23rd Jun 2023 8:39pm
It's a great mix of the ethereal, mystic and futuristic kaleidoscope like images that traverse her range of poetry.
Wonderful tribute Daniel.
Wonderful tribute Daniel.
