Hoh, February 1996
by Erynn Rowan Laurie, author of Ogam: Weaving Word Wisdom and A Circle of Stones [Megalithica Books]. As featured in Fireflies at Absolute Zero. Look for it October 31st from Hiraeth Press, just in time for Samhain!
mid-morning
past Crescent Lake to the Hoh
raven spreads his wings
against
fine grey mist
mountains
half-shaven
snow clings among stumps
curved belly of fir cradles my back
the dense
mossy silence
deep with the hiss
of
falling
snow
Erynn Rowan Laurie is a professional madwoman who has been fascinated by Gaelic and other Celtic cultures for over two decades. Her occult interests started when she was just a kid and she’s been doing astrology and tarot since about the age of 12. Poet, writer, feminist, musician, interfaith activist and disabled veteran, Erynn is one of the founding voices of the Celtic Reconstructionist Pagan movement.
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