Tag: Poetry

The Daily: 1 May 2024

Eliza Daley2 Comments

the thorn queen she waxes full in fertile grace queen of quick and fay, she reigns in mantle green and seemly face quelling fear and mortal pains eternal mother, ever maid undying wisdom in her glance deathless weird is on her laid to spin th' unceasing wheel of chance again, she comes in crown of… Continue reading The Daily: 1 May 2024

The Daily: 30 April 2024

Eliza Daley1 Comment

Walpurgis Night The last day of April has been a fraught time for millennia. This is a night when pranks are pulled, when spells are cast and wishes are granted, when the Good Folk pass through the veils to walk the woodlands, and when witches dance. The Beltaine fires were lit at midnight on May… Continue reading The Daily: 30 April 2024

The Daily: 20 March 2024

Eliza Daley3 Comments

Things to look forward to... listening to a familiar song I had to buy a new CD player. OK, so that statement wasn't precise. I didn't have to, but I wanted to — because I have possibly thousands of CDs of recorded music. I've never counted, but they fill many bins and a couple library… Continue reading The Daily: 20 March 2024

The Daily: 13 March 2024

Eliza Daley2 Comments

Things to look forward to... a new word Most of my poetry flows from discovering some new word. Today it was etiolated. I was looking for a synonym of pale and found this gem. It is almost onomatopoeic. You can feel its meaning on your tongue. Drawn and wan and stretched thin from lack of… Continue reading The Daily: 13 March 2024