October was a month of reconnecting, both spiritually and creatively. From making homemade brooms and cooking all the things to finding my way back to poetry. Ohhh, how I missed poetry. It was also a month of reconnecting with familiar shows, beloved books, studying, and learning. In many ways, it felt like a return to the things that make me feel most like myself, while also discovering new things along the way.

My current obsessions? Reading anything and everything about Hermes, exploring the Orphic and Homeric Hymns, and diving further into Hellenic mythology. Rewatching my favorite shows and movies, regardless of how wonderfully terrible some of them might be – hello, My Big Fat Greek Wedding! Pulling tarot cards daily and allowing my intuition to guide my interpretations rather than relying solely on their traditional meanings. Dreaming vividly and spending far too much time analyzing every little detail. And, of course, family. That is the most important piece of all. Always.

Throughout October, I found myself returning to poetry, particularly haiku, as a way of capturing the smaller moments of my days. Some were inspired by nature, others by my spiritual practice, and a few came from places of reflection, sadness, or simple contentment. Not every day was beautiful, and not every poem was meant to be. But each one holds a little piece of the month as I experienced it.

Haiku 1

A random woods walk
Brings a bounty of the bones
Here there is a soul

Haiku 2

Little brown snake friend
Sent by my diety
Hermes speaks subtly

Haiku 3

Another woods walk
Hidden pathways off the trail
October magic

Haiku 4

Friday is for She
Aphrodite’s offerings
Devotion is found

Haiku 5

Views and mountain air
Relishing existence
Found myself again

Haiku 6

Spiders everywhere
I see their webs glistening
Weaving lines of silk

Haiku 7

They called it a phase
Nothing but some hocus pocus
Yet here I remain

Poem 1

Broken bones and broken souls
Inside flesh molds
Hollering at the sun
Wailing at the moon
Empty hollows still filled with nothing
Consuming all the energies
Thoughts chase rabbits down the holes
And here I sit consuming them
Bloody lips and bloody teeth
Rip the Thoughts and masticate the feelings
Should I spend another night
Hunting the enemies living in my memories
Or let them crawl inside the bones
While the Thoughts consume me

Haiku 8

Your warm little feet
Press so gently against me
Peacefully asleep

Haiku 9

Driving winding roads
Thoughts returning to our rift –
Melancholy mind

Haiku 10

Past the peak season
Leaves are falling to the ground
Cold creeps in slowly

Poem Two

Theres something beautiful about two altars glowing as I lay in bed.
Reflecting on the things they mean, and who they represent.
Each one speaks differently, and each one gets its shape slowly.
Aphrodite and Hermes have been slowly showing me more in the journey.
Yet its Hermes truthfully that I feel a tug, as he calls me fully into his own domain.

Haiku 11

Outdoor sacred space
Who comes to this sacred place?
Liminal thresholds

Haiku 12

In the wild mountains
Is that you that I hear call?
Pan – Son of Hermes

Haiku 13

Candles and tarot
My house spirit’s own altar
A bond grows with him

Haiku 14

No pictures today
Just living in the moments
Family is gold

Haiku 15

Our nighttime prowler
He lurks in shadows waiting
Marten or cougar?

Haiku 16

These pentacles here
Are a sign of so much love
Our family’s roots

Haiku 17

No pictures – just words
Feeling like a thousand births
Ego death awaits

Haiku 18

You have built me up
Then you break me down again
Living in my shame

Haiku 19

Look and you might see
Something hidden between trees
Bees, bees, hovering

Haiku 20

Here at White Street Pier
Endless cycles of my thoughts
Find silence at last

Haiku 21

Strutting by the beach
Key West chickens – unbothered
As we sit and eat

Haiku 22

Less than a week here
Missing my sacred altars
Hermes, Aphrodite

Haiku 23

Symbols all around
A female Io moth found
Zeus and Hermes near

Haiku 24

Fantasy Fest ends
A pile of beads on the ground
Fun was had by all

Haiku 25

Back in Maine tonight
Feeling the love of this home
Its spirit greets me

Haiku 26

Sitting here alone
Sometimes I sit in silence
A peaceful quiet