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Lodestar

Posted on 16 November 2019 by H. Hennenburg

Lodestar

I did not expect the brittle cry
Rising out from the mana
Voice breaking
Rheumy eyes discomposed
Lodestar
Shining with defiance
You are beckoning me to serve
Your consonant hoof-falls
Spreading their alchemy
Irrupting the gnosis with idyll wiles
I did not take the path of forgetting
I rose from the water astride your back
Never tossed in the tides of time
I glistened with moonlight
And showed you the scars I would accrue
My deep sea flesh waiting
For the universe within to round on us

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14 thoughts on “Lodestar”

  1. Khaya Ronkainen says:
    16 November 2019 at 10:39 AM

    Don’t we all need that defiant guiding star to beckon us to serve what we know is true! The image accompanying your poem is beautiful, too.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      16 November 2019 at 10:55 AM

      Yes, indeed. Thank you, Khaya!

  2. Rommy says:
    17 November 2019 at 9:10 AM

    Some calls are too hard to ignore, especially when they sing in the same key as our spirit does. I couldn’t bear to take the path of forgetting once I heard it too.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      17 November 2019 at 9:17 AM

      So true, Rommy! Thanks for stopping by.

  3. Sherry Blue Sky says:
    17 November 2019 at 9:40 AM

    I love “your consonant hoof-falls spreading their alchemy”…….and “I did not take the path of forgetting.” Me, neither. Beautiful, H.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      17 November 2019 at 9:53 AM

      I know that about you, dear Sherry. 😉

  4. Bjorn Rudberg says:
    17 November 2019 at 11:17 AM

    This is beautiful… the guiding star that take on the proportion of mythology when you rise from the water and ride…

  5. Chrissa says:
    17 November 2019 at 12:20 PM

    I…wow. This just springs out from the first line and carries me along. It’s the kind of poem that one feels would spark excellent late night discussions.

  6. [email protected] LOOSELEAFNOTES says:
    17 November 2019 at 1:42 PM

    A spellbinding kind of scene conjurs in my mind.

  7. Vivian Zems says:
    17 November 2019 at 3:03 PM

    There is courage and defiance in this poem. Very inspiring and the imagery is perfect.

  8. Wendy Bourke says:
    17 November 2019 at 7:19 PM

    This is absolutely wonderful! I have had the idea of ‘lodestar’ percolating away for some years now – even, occasionally, putting pen to paper … but I have never been able to come close to capturing the power I find in the word itself. You have done that here … magnificently. I love this piece! THIS IS POETRY! I am – officially – in awe … humbly … in awe ~ smiles ~

  9. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    17 November 2019 at 7:49 PM

    At first I thought you might be talking about the sinister Kelpie, but this is a far more inspiring creature!

    Love the word-play with ‘idyll’.

  10. Thotpurge says:
    18 November 2019 at 3:35 AM

    This is beautiful! Love the images it creates around that horse!

  11. Magaly Guerrero says:
    19 November 2019 at 12:07 PM

    The “path of forgetting” tends to get us to our destination with broken teeth. I like teeth a lot. So, the way isn’t for me either *plants here feet wide and waits for the universe to make its move*.

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