hesy-bes

[hesy-bes]

Following the Hunt

I follow the hounds, red-eared, teeth bared. I bound through the brush, leaping like stag, and follow the call of your hunting horn. O’ Gwyn ap Nudd, Leader of the Wild Hunt, I dance through the trees with you, comforting the souls that come to your care, knowing when my time comes, I will journey to Annwn, safe in your arms.

View On WordPress

#arawn #celtic paganism #celtic polytheism #devotional poetry #gwyn ap nudd #welsh paganism #welsh polytheism

[hesy-bes]

Shining Son

O’ Maponos, Son of Many Names, Lord of Hounds, Bringer of the Sun, I hail to thee, raising my arms towards your light, for you shine upon with me ferocity, and fill my heart with hope. Bright and brilliant, hounds leading the hunt to a better tomorrow. You wrap me with warmth, and comfort my soul.

View On WordPress

#brittonic paganism #brittonic polytheism #brythonic paganism #brythonic polytheism #celtic paganism #celtic polytheism #cunomaglus #devotional poetry #mabon #maponos #welsh paganism #welsh polytheism

[hesy-bes]

What's in a name?

Given to you at birth, bestowed in later life, names are divine, identifying, yet your name, Morfran, was taken from you. Morfran snatched, replaced by Afagddu. What is in a name? Does this new title define you? Or do you reach towards the past, groping for Morfran again? I see you as Morfran, Sea Raven, the comorant on the coast. This you shall be.

View On WordPress

#afagddu #celtic paganism #celtic polytheism #devotional poetry #morfran #welsh paganism #welsh polytheism

[hesy-bes]

Perfect in Imperfection

Hunched, mottled, Dark yet pale, Ashen skin, Bright blue eyes, Afagddu, I whisper, reaching out to graze my hand along one mottled cheek, You rise as a comorant, darkened, yet filled with a beauty your mother fails to see. Yearning for your well-being, she brews inevitable poisons, yet as I stand, I see you. Perfect in your imperfection.

View On WordPress

#celtic paganism #celtic polytheism #devotional poetry #welsh paganism #welsh polytheism

[hesy-bes]

Repost from my blog!

#devotional poetry #celtic polytheism #celtic paganism #welsh polytheism #welsh paganism #gwyn ap nudd #arawn

[hesy-bes]

My Summer Queen,

the Sunshine who warms my flesh,

I am enveloped in your warm embrace,

soft kisses,

gentle touch,

forever loved, forever seen,

and my Winter heart aches for you,

for your skin on mine,

the sweet scent of Summer playing off your skin.

You are my Light,

My Sunshine Girl,

my heart in the cold of night.

#love poetry #t4t poetry #to my amazing future wife #m

[hesy-bes]

Baying hounds,

the sound of hoof upon earth,

you ride through the night,

gathering the souls of those whose time has come,

and one day,

O' Lord of Annwn,

you will come for me.

My soul will be wrapped in your embrace,

swaddled like a newborn babe,

and carried to the Otherworld,

to fields and forests,

to dance among the trees.

#devotional poetry #welsh polytheism #welsh paganism #celtic polytheism #celtic paganism #gwyn ap nudd

[hesy-bes]

Sutekh and Nut. Two holy beings.

[hesy-bes]

My body is a collection of all the parts that came before! 🌱🌱🌱

[Image ID: A drawing of a trans masculine person, nude except for underwear. The figure has top surgery scars, and no head, the bottom of a jaw bone with plants growing from it floating above the neck. There are flowers, mushrooms, and stars surrounding the figure, and a bird flying to the left of the canvas. /. End ID]

[hesy-bes]

Hi! I just wanted to say, I love your poems so very much. Every time I come across one, it always makes me smile, and reminds me that I’m loved. I hope you’re well!

Awwwh thank you so much!!! You are loved!

[hesy-bes]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[hesy-bes]

O' Hound-Lord,

Lead my soul towards the beyond,

guide my in the dark,

your light leading the way.

You bring me strength,

and fill my heart with joy.

You hunt the horrors of the night,

and keep me safe towards a new dawn.

#devotional poetry #cunomaglus #apollo cunomaglus #brythonic paganism #brythonic polytheism #celtic polytheism #celtic paganism

[hesy-bes]

O' Andraste,

Bringer of Victory,

Lead the battle in my heart,

calm my mind of it's woes,

and bring me peace from the war within.

Combat my inner foes,

and march upon my mind.

To you I offer this blessing,

and ask you bless me in return.

#andraste #brythonic polytheism #brythonic paganism #celtic polytheism #celtic paganism #devotional poetry

[hesy-bes]

Lord Ares ⚔️

I actually had a lot of fun with this one :)

//print

[hesy-bes]

[AMV] Jon Arbuckle - You’re Gonna Go Far Kid

this is one of my favorite videos on the internet, and it kills me that the source has been silenced by youtube’s copyright system, so I’m putting it here!

I have seen a version of this on tumblr before, but the audio in that one is just a little bit off because that person edited it back in themselves

but today, I am proud to present the original video, sent to me by Crispy Crungy, who gave me permission to upload it here and share it with you all!

enjoy!

[hesy-bes]

Still seeing feminists in 2023 claiming that ‘emasculation isn’t real’ and it’s still baffling me.

How can you look at the lived realities of Asian and Jewish men and think “yeah these men totally aren’t emasculated and viewed as lesser males or less masculine than white men and it’s totally not dehumanising or racist or anything 😌” like. Racism against MOC doesn’t always look like portraying them as aggressive or dangerous, it can also look like viewing certain types of minority men as ‘failed’ men and ‘lacking real manhood’ as a dehumanising tactic. Myths about Jewish men previously portrayed them as having periods and being ‘basically women’. Asian men are fetishised and stripped of their manhood frequently by K-pop stans and people online who don’t realise that masculinity and gender roles look slightly different in non-western cultures.

Also… trans men. Who are FORCEFULLY emasculated and feminised against their will, by genocidal bigoted conservatives, and sometimes even somewhat by other queer people telling them to ‘tone down’ their non-toxic masculinity to avoid making others uncomfortable, making themselves dysphoric and detached from their gender identities to remain palatable.

What about disabled men? Are they not also viewed as failing to achieve proper manhood? Are they not also emasculated and viewed as ‘un-male’ or ‘less male’?

Minority men absolutely can and do experience emasculation. And it’s not ‘toxic’ or misogynistic to bring it up. Feminists who care about POC in particular should not be pretending otherwise.

[hesy-bes]

#devotional poetry #heathenry #anglo saxon polytheism #anglo saxon heathenry #anglo saxon paganism #fyrnsidu #woden