Athena
Athena is the goddess of wisdom,
Surrounded by letters,
Pale colours, shy, reluctant.
Fireflies flicker at the edge of perception
as wisdom does, now to be seen,
now, elusive, faery spirit teasing,
now gone, hidden in legend.
As if the Earth’s book closed,
its pages feel tears falling in the night,
Darkness flooding senses, brings sensing
Stories told by leprechauns of Ireland,
Xapiri from the Amazon, datu datu of Banda,
Arabian djinns sing ancient lore
Athena are you there?
Are you here in Scotland?
the home of Otnasnom.
Will you sing the song of the selkie?
Will you let the world hear?
Cry with your last breath.
Pachamama. Peace. Now.
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The word “Otnasnom” is an invention of James Campbell, one of our writing group. It is the place introduced in the first book of his trilogy: And Hell Followed After: The Witch Hunters of Otnasnom [available on Amazon]. Isela shared this word jumble as a prompt. It comes from his work.
Poetry of Moods and Moments 