Maple at #shinglecreek In terms of bones i move around needing #structure of the ground: a wiggle here to hear the click the sound of concepts when they stick this gentle flow within these walls the bigger #container holds us all: the woman not of man's design and outside the scope of common time the … Continue reading #irresistible flexibility
Author: erikaaltensee
Irresistible #organization
All the Elements Came to play Danced and sang And went their way Fire in Moon Moon in Fire The South whispered secrets Of North's dark desire Bring me your frankness Your spices and ice Weave in the lemongrass Bundle this tight Walk all the quarters Crouch on the ground Fill sacred space With a … Continue reading Irresistible #organization
Irresistible #container
I know speaking of unity can sound to some like a foolish fantasy these days. I know the forces that divide us are deep and they are real, but I also know they are not new. Our history has been a constant struggle between the American ideal that we're all created equal and the harsh, … Continue reading Irresistible #container
Irresistible Remains
What remains is Divine. This a rambling blog on #irresistiblecircumstances, ones that I create in my life and all the roles: (earth)mother, wife, lover, mover, dancer, teacher, #yogawitch. I've been mostly writing poetry in between the lesson plans, the shuffling of one thing to serve another, and the naps. Poetry helps me strip down to … Continue reading Irresistible Remains
Irresistible Ribat
Íss er árbörkrok unnar þakok feigra manna fár.glacies jöfurrIcelandic Rune poem #flhikes #earthmagick #midwinter Florida winters the fortresses for the weary world of warriors; the Earth in all Her charms smiles upon the stillness here and there strangers pondering the Florida snow. Elementals come to play: the winter wind sweeps across Spanish moss icicles dangle, … Continue reading Irresistible Ribat
Irresistible Haunts
In the great stilling of the year, we walk in woods, marked with evidence of winter who, like a tourist, visited and departed in a great sky river I witness above last night's fire out under the great Moon and Clouds unfolding stories: the cow jumping over the moon the speed of a cargo plane … Continue reading Irresistible Haunts
Irresistible Organization
ᛋ Sól er skýja skjöldrok skínandi röðullok ísa aldrtregi.rota siklingr.Icelandic Rune Poem from reading sources about the house; digital text and translation here) Most of my mornings for the past two days I spend figuring out technology to bring EMY and my brick-and-mortar-sorta classroom into 2021--things on my bucket list for 2020. That I even have a … Continue reading Irresistible Organization
Irresistible Middle Ground
Nec reditum Diomedis ab interitu Meleagri,nec gemino bellum Troianum orditur ab ovo;semper ad eventum festinat et in medias resnon secus ac notas auditorem rapit, et quaedesperat tractata nitescere posse relinquit. -Horace December's almost-predictable roller-coaster ride leads me to a beautiful #abundance of creative ideas and promised into 2021. The quarantining process brings with it a shift … Continue reading Irresistible Middle Ground
Irresistible Day

Dæg byþ drihtnes sond, deore mannum, mære metodes leoht, myrgþ and tohiht eadgum and earmum, eallum brice. The Anglo-Saxon Rune poem We are almost 16 weeks into this 2020 edition of a Covid school year; school is still more about adrenaline than passion. As drive myself through adrenal fatigue and increasing #pain cycles, there is … Continue reading Irresistible Day
Irresistible Sunrise
I hear your song, Sisters the gather and order of energy rumbles from the Earth into my feet and ripples through my body long ago and into the future no longer latent ready to be used I hear your song, Sisters the release and adieu of labels the loss unnoticed by the immense sky and … Continue reading Irresistible Sunrise