Seeress Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

I cast the runes: Then carefully
consider what they signify
The different patterns I can see.
I can’t be sure but I can try.

Interpretation is a skill
which operates subconsciously.
Sometimes it’s guided by my will
but not always successfully.

I try to forecast honestly
but do not claim that I am right.
Some things I see will come to be
and some will not but others might.

I cast the runes and concentrate.
Throw wide the portals of my mind.
Receptive in my trancelike state.
I set my spirit free to find.

The answers which I seek to know
which are concealed from mortal eyes.
Interpretations come and go.
I can’t be sure which one is best.


So I select the probable
which seems to fit the question best.
But I am not infallible
I’m only human like the rest.

I do not charge you any fee.
To use the talents I possess
and always warn you clearly
At best my answer is a guess.

2-Sep-08

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