Invocation to Artio and Taranis

Bear goddess
lumbering grace
blackthick solace
wise mother with claws that caress
subtle seductress
musky with heat
draws man to you.
Artio.

For you, fruit of bees’ sweet labor.

Ugly man, your
beauty obscured
scorched, blistered face
blind lover pent with lust
darting eyes see
only beast, not
beauty beneath.
Taranis.

For you, fiery, hot whiskey.

May you embrace each other
and may the eruption of your passion
Drench us with moist, life-giving catharsis.