A Vermilliony Sort of Rune Poem


ᚠ Wealth = ​blight of billionaires
​but also the true richness
​experienced by lucky Vermillionaires

ᚢ Shower = ​desire of the dusty ground
​or spur of breached banks
sweeping away the sewer lines of our town

ᚦ Giant = ​is not how you describe our highest rise
or its supernatural inhabitants
but Spirit Mound is still a site for sore eyes

ᚬ God = ​clearly does not play favorites
with people or places, I know
but when you find you're blessed, savor it

ᚱ Riding = ​is best done on a bike
as it doesn't eat or poop
which is what owning a horse is like

ᚴ Ulcer = ​can come from foods to rich
​and when there's too much to do
and you can't decide which

ᚼ Hail = ​horror of windshields new roof
and end of lilac season
but terrific show if your porch is leakproof

ᚾ Constraint = ​is how I describe my face
when someone suggests that
Taco Bell would make this a better place

ᛁ Ice = ​slippery sidewalk assasin
or masked secret police
either pay, I'm passin'

ᛅ Plenty = ​is more than enough
​when we choose contentment
and community over stuff

ᛋ Sun = ​sizzling fryer of man
lament of treeless streets
​which I avoid if I can

ᛏ Týr = ​one handed wolf binder
god of anscesters
perpectual feeling of a rise n' grinder

ᛒ Birch = ​beach branch bleached
​with paper bark
and quality of leaf sound unimpeached

ᛘ Man = ​a species hard to defend
​destroyer of everything
​but also, somehow, every kin and friend

ᛚ Water = ​immense power and life source
creator and destroyer
but muncipal tap tastes best of course

ᛦ Yew = ​a name I call yourself
​as in, Hey yew, a toast
to your happiness and health

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