Connemara Marble

On Connemara marble,
she carves a pictish,
the Hrungnir's Heart,
Valknut, symbol of the
slain,

tosses her Futhark cedar
runes to cleanse in the spring
rain,

listens to her Thunder Cross,
the Swastika,
two Pillars of Kabbalah,

hands clasped around a heart
in betrothal,
the Claddagh
engagement ring worn on the
right hand with heart pointing
inward,

Bride's Cross, equal arms
woven in straw in honor of
Ireland's St. Bridget on her
holiday Candlemas.

On Connemara marble,
she carves a pictish,
the Hrungnir's Heart,
Valknut, symbol of the
slain,

tosses her Futhark cedar
runes to cleanse in the spring
rain.

Copyright 2006 Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist