Leannán Sídhe
Unsung bloodstained Muse of man's mythologies,
Prophetess of the love-drunk minstrels her beauty gives the strength to sing
Faerie-food of fervent poetry, and false honey upon which she feeds
Loving her is a dire and desperate thing.
Inspiring in her lover that which she herself cannot create,
And in this passion's fire warms her cold body.
Feasting well on that creative flow, which to a poet is life's blood
Until her prey at last exsanguinates.
To the Wild Gods of Old
Bacchus, in your playful pity
Let me linger here forever,
Reclined among the tree-roots
Beautifully drunk among clear water.
Forever, only myself and my lover
And You, O Pan, undisturbed
By tick or ant, your own sweet,
Soft music echoing from each green
Stone where the young oaks sway.
I now would wish the intruding
Tours away, never to hinder, nor hike
Nor bear witness to our wilderness.
All God’s Children, Time Devours
When you called me from the closet
Your mother couldn’t save you
She’d gone out to the liquor store
And hadn’t thought to tell you
In the end, Kronos devours us all
When my mother sat you at our table
And made you a pancake breakfast
Your eyes shone with the glimmer
From the circlet on my head
In the end, Kronos devours us all
Who would have thought that you would be
The golden child, and I the king of empty halls
In the end, Kronos comes for us all
When we emerge from his digestion
When we emerge from long gestation
In the end, Kronos crowns us all
Ichor dripping from the thorns
About the author:
Cassie (they/she) is a 22 year old poet, aesthete, artist, and plant mom based in Springfield, Missouri. Inspired by both classic Romantic and midcentury Confessional poetry, she seeks to blend these styles into something deeply personal, that puts words to their utmost test, touches the hearts of readers through imagery they can relate to, and honor through artistry the most basic point of language: to make one understand. Cassie lives - of course - in Springfield, with her husband Michael, their tuxedo kitten Colette, and her myriad plant children. Instagram: @cassie.frisbie_poetry
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