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Caitlin-The Hag Under the Wood's avatar

This made me cry. Very beautiful and potent.

Cael Lawenu's avatar

Thank you, my good friend! Looks like I'm the "madman under the wood".

Caitlin-The Hag Under the Wood's avatar

Well of course you are!

Willow ~ Interviewing Angels's avatar

The poem does a wonderful job painting visuals and drawing the reader in.

I too have faced the void, where my church upbringing had to be deconstructed, it is an arduous hazing...

Cael Lawenu's avatar

yes, it does feel like an initiation. Thank you, Willow!

Noor's avatar

What an honor to be included prior to your wonderful poem, Cael.

I felt as though I was sitting in a medieval circle, listening to a cloaked bard, drawn in completely! Your poem is a spell—please know I read this three times so far! My favorite of you yet, and there are so many! <3

Cael Lawenu's avatar

What a wonderful compliment! A prior alias of mine online was Vard the Bard, so your image of a bard is picture perfect!

Noor's avatar

Hahaha! I swear this one was SO transportive! and I can definitely see it!

Shellie Enteen's avatar

Yes, well done and very appropriate for this day. Will this belief ever be replaced? How to be heroic and glorious by creating and maintaining peace?

Cael Lawenu's avatar

Thank you, @Shellie! Indeed, we have to make and keep our own peac.

Ray Sweatman's avatar

Well done