I Roll Like Thunder

Dedicated to Lisa J

I roll like thunder with the wild untamed sea
And I hear your voice calling to me
Come to the woods my love
Come to the woods
Come to the woods my love
Come

My path reaches out
His hand grasping mine
I wander down its arc
Embraced by the Divine
Drawn into Her web
Her threads are weaving me
I weave them instead
She laughs teasingly

I roll like thunder with the wild untamed sea
And I hear your voice calling to me
Come to the woods my love
Come to the woods
Come to the woods my love
Come

How by moonlight
My skin a silver sheen
Serpentine delight
Even shadows scream
I remember who I am
Traced my river red
With Sword of light in hand
My Sacred promise said

I roll like thunder with the wild untamed sea
And I hear your voice calling to me
Come to the woods my love
Come to the woods
Come to the woods my love
Come

There is my heart
Shining Emerald Green
The circle of my Art
My eyes begin to gleam
I feel her Thorny Rose
Break free from deep within
My wings are branching out
New journey soon begins

And I roll like thunder with the wild untamed sea
And I hear your voice calling to me
Come to the woods my love
Come to the woods
Come to the woods my love
Come

(C) AM (Xander Stoneacorn) Hunter September 2025

Spin Spin My Darlings

Dedicated to Faery Sarah with love

I stand at the edge
Where the woods meet the tide
One hand facing ground
And one points to the sky
I call to my Kindred
Grey, blue and Green
I call to my Kindred
The Seen and Unseen

Come to me Weaver
To you I do call
Come fill me Weaver
Weave me a way
Weave me a way

Here is the essence and
Here is the form
Weave it with starlight
From Dusk until Dawn
Spin, spin my Darlings
Spin, spin for me
Spin, spin my Darlings
And so it shall be.

Leaves from the ground
Are released to the Winds
Swirl all around me
And so it begins
Energy moving
Like snakes in the air
Writhing around me
Through ground everywhere

Come to me Green Man
To you I do call
Come fill me Green Man
Bring me a way
Bring me a way

Here is the essence and
Here is the form
Weave it with starlight
From Dusk until Dawn
Spin, spin my Darlings
Spin, spin for me
Spin, spin my Darlings
And so it shall be.

The howl of a Wolf
Meets the horns of a Stag
Antlers that reach out
Through Sea, Sky and Land
A door that swings open
A guide for the way
A crossing of thresholds
Where Night greets the Day

Come to me my Prince
To you I do call
Come fill me my Prince
Dance me a way
Dance me a way

Here is the essence and
Here is the form
Weave it with starlight
From Dusk until Dawn
Spin, spin my Darlings
Spin, spin for me
Spin, spin my Darlings
And so it shall be.

The moon begins blooming
And shines on the sea
A pathway is open
From you through to me
Our Red Rose is blooming
All petals and thorns
The seasons glide through me
Awaken the storm

Come to me Lady
To you I do call
Come fill me Lady
Bleed me a way
Bleed me a way

Here is the essence and
Here is the form
Weave it with starlight
From Dusk until Dawn
Spin, spin my Darlings
Spin, spin for me
Spin, spin my Darlings
And so it shall be.

I am the Alter and
I am the Flame
The Well fills my essence
And flows through my name
My Spirit is power
And I am the Key
All that I weave here
Is woven through me

Come to me Kindred
To you I do call
Come fill me Kindred
I am the way
I am the way

Here is the essence and
Here is the form
Weave it with starlight
From Dusk until Dawn
Spin, spin my Darlings
Spin, spin for me
Spin, spin my Darlings
And so it shall be.

And so it shall be.

And so it shall be.

© AM (Xander) Hunter November 2024

Song – Spin Spin My Darlings

Astra’s Rose

For Astra; welcome to the family

Journey through His open wolfen jaws
Hear His howl
It is the light that guides you down
His howl
It is the light that guides you down
Till here you are beneath between
Among the sacred WildWood green

Hear Her laughter, follow through Her door
Feel Her thorns
A pathway that leads to Her rose
Her thorns
A pathway that leads to Her rose
And here you are to rest awhile
Held by Her healing sacred smile

Earth and stone leads to His face of leaves
See Him Dance
Its Light and Shadow show you how
His dance
Of Light and Shadow show you how
To live the way your heart can sing
At one with WildWood’s sacred kin

Take Her silken threads in both your hands
Sense Her web
And with Her you will spin your Fate
Her web
And with Her you will spin your Fate
For you are one with WildWood now
You hold your rose and sound your howl

Your howl

© AM (Xander) Hunter May 2024

Song – Astra’s Rose

My Hallowed Guest

For Brandon

Come to the door my Hallowed Guest
But before you enter inside
Bring what you honour and leave the rest
You’re in for one Hell of a ride

To pass through a door seems an easy thing
One step, another, that’s all
To enter within you need to leave without
Remember it’s always your call

A threshold is crossed but not by a step
Don’t be fooled by your eyes
Heart through intention and action is best
You can’t move with falsehoods and lies

Don’t ignore what you promised my Hallowed Guest
And don’t take back whatever you gift
Deep consequence weaves and threads through it all
So beware that you do not drift

To step through to Darkness or step through to Light
Your hand is what’s holding the key
To dance through the roses is to Dance through the thorns
And both have great blessings for thee

So come and step through my Hallowed Guest
And as you walk through this door
Know if the crossing is easy then you never crossed
The threshold awaits nothing more

Song – My Hallowed Guest

© AM (Xander) Hunter 31 October 2023

Dani Take the Firebrand

For Dani

Dani take the Firebrand run Dani run
Dani take the Firebrand run Dani run
Run like Artemis Joyously across the forest floor

Dani take the Firebrand fly Dani fly
Dani take the Firebrand fly Dani fly
Fly like Selene serenely across the darkened sky

Dani take the Firebrand sink Dani sink
Dani take the Firebrand sink Dani sink
Sink like Persephone courageously through your shadows deep

Dani take the Firebrand run Dani run
Dani take the Firebrand run Dani run
Run like Artemis Joyously across the forest floor

Dani take the Firebrand fly Dani fly
Dani take the Firebrand fly Dani fly
Fly like Selene serenely across the darkened sky

Dani take the Firebrand sink Dani sink
Dani take the Firebrand sink Dani sink
Sink like Persephone courageously through your shadows deep

Dani take the Firebrand run Dani run
Dani take the Firebrand run Dani run
Run like Artemis Joyously across the forest floor

Dani take the Firebrand fly Dani fly
Dani take the Firebrand fly Dani fly
Fly like Selene serenely across the darkened sky

Dani take the Firebrand sink Dani sink
Dani take the Firebrand sink Dani sink
Sink like Persephone courageously through your shadows deep

© AM (Xander) Hunter 2016

Listen to the song

Weaver Hear My Prayer

For Kathleen – a healing spell song

Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care
Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care

One I know is ill
One I know needs strength of will
One I know is ill
One I know needs strength of will

Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care
Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care

Weave their body strong
And their will to live life long
Weave their body strong
And their will to live life long

Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care
Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care

Clear them of disease
And their pain let it recede
Clear them of disease
And their pain let it recede

Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care
Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care

Weave their body strong
And their will to live life long
Weave their body strong
And their will to live life long

Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care
Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care

One I know is ill
One I know needs strength of will
One I know is ill
One I know needs strength of will

Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care
Weaver hear my prayer
Weaver weave this thread with care

© AM (Xander) Hunter November 2022

Song – Weaver Hear My Prayer – by Xander

The Moon is So Pretty

For Hyunjin

Staring up at the moon
Light reaching out
Pulsing

Like the blood
In my
Veins

Life’s river

Making its way
Over
And through
Till it reaches home

Sometimes shadowed
Or tinged blood red
Surrounded by darkness

Is it the same moon
That you see?

You know it’s that
Darkness
That makes the moon
Shine
So brightly

You are my moon

So far away
And yet so close
I could
Almost
Reach up and
Touch
Your face

Bringing such joy
Just by being
you

Even in darkness
Your light
Helps me find my
Heart
Like a lantern
I hold it up and
Find my way

If I’m the moon
Then it’s the moon by day
Hidden by light
Surrounded by the bright

Noone sees me there
Barely visible
Do I even care
As long as I
Can be me?
In all my me-ness?

Shadows all around
Making stupid noises
Stubbing my toe
Knowing that
I still shine
Regardless

Maybe someone
Looks up
Sees me
Like I see you

I look at its brightness
And shine
Borrowing its light
Matching it with mine

The moon is so pretty

Poem – The Moon is so Pretty

© July 2023 AM (Xander) Hunter

Celebrate the birth of the Sun

Song – Celebrate the Birth of the Sun

For Mew (Happy Birthday!)

Celebrate the birth of the Sun
Lighting up his path hard won
Destined to rise and rule the sky
Chasing dreams as he soars so high

Smile radiates through everything
Encouraging the birds to sing
Clothed in colours splendour full
Even a glimpse is wonderful

We celebrate your day of birth
And every day you’ve been on this Earth
Wishing you many more to come
Happy birthday Mew, our Radiant One

© AM (Xander) Hunter February 2023

About the creation of the song

Watching from Afar

With deepest love for Raphael (August 2018)

I saw your grief falling
Through my skies just like rain
Read your heart drenched message
Heard your sorrow
Felt your pain

Sent healing blessings travelling
Through the rocks
To your mountain home
Flowing down the waters
Of your rivers and your snow

And my spirit
Mourns with your spirit
To the beat of your
Bleeding heart
I will hold you in your sorrow
As your world seems to fall apart

And my spirit
Calls to your spirit
Remember
She’s with the stars
At the campfires of the old ones
Watching from afar

Emu feathers shaking
Wailing voices rise
Through the smoke and fire
To the sun
Low in the sky

Bogong Moth is flying
Through the warmth of
Her earthly days
Taking memories of your love
With her back into her cave

And my spirit
Mourns with your spirit
To the beat of your
Bleeding heart
I will hold you in your sorrow
As your world seems to fall apart

And my spirit
Calls to your spirit
Remember
She’s with the stars
At the campfires of the old ones
Watching from afar

At the campfires of the old ones
Watching from afar

© AM Hunter August 2018