Wise Wolf Stories

As standard days go drifting by,

And years grow wiser in my eye,

Time slowly paints its hidden hue,

While fading memories slip from view.

I wonder if our paths will cross,

Within this life of gain and loss,

Where every bond is tightly bound,

By rules unseen, without a sound.

It stings to know you took for granted,

The fragile hours that we planted;

You chose a war we could not win,

A losing battle from within.

I wish you felt the ticking clock,

Before the key turned in the lock—

To know the depth of what we shared,

How few have ever loved or cared.

I only wished for one more hour,

Before the sweetness turned to sour,

To build a fortress made of rhyme,

Defying all the laws of time.

Instead, our story fades away,

A trend that lived for just a day,

Erased by rules of what is new,

Leaving me here, recalling you.

Perhaps when our brief lease is run,

Beneath this heavy, fading sun,

We’ll meet within a higher plane,

And play the cosmic game again.

Maybe I’ll know you right away,

Or maybe you will lead the way;

Maybe I’ll play the fool anew,

Just searching for a glimpse of you.

But still, I long to see your face,

Beyond the trials of this place.

Through every test the world could cast,

Where I just barely scraped and passed,

My favourite moments, come what may,

Were recess breaks within the day—

The quiet blocks of sacred grace,

Where we just paused and held the space.

Sometimes I wish I’d never left,

Of every forward step bereft,

But turning back is just as stark,

A blind man walking in the dark.

Perhaps I’ll break the clock at last,

Where there is no tomorrow, no past,

No forward march, no backward stride,

Just you and I, side by side.

A front united, fierce and brave,

To keep us loved, alive, and safe.

For that is where the tether breaks,

And time forgets the tolls it takes—

Dissolving in a boundless sea

Of love that sets the spirit free.

Maybe I'll recognize you then...

Or maybe you'll finally get to know me,

the real me.

Recently, visions of Kali draw near—

The fierce, untamed goddess whom most look upon with fear.

Yet where others shrink back, I am healed and inspired,

In her dark, blinding radiance, I am seen and empowered.

I feel a deep love that is ancient and real,

A presence that cuts through the lies that would heal.

My grandmother sits on the edge of the dark,

In her eighties, they say, she is losing her spark.

“Her time is now short,” so the whisperers say,

“She is bound to her bed, she will pass any day.”

Yet each time they write off the strength in her bones,

She rises like embers from cold, heavy stones.

She rises not simply because she is strong,

But because to her nature, such triumphs belong.

She’s the fiercest of fighters, the baddest alive,

The wildest, the funniest, built to survive.

Though her body grows fragile, her spirit stays sharp,

A warrior’s breath playing death like a harp.

She fools every shadow that creeps through the door,

The strongest soul left on our ancestral floor.

For centuries, ignorant men of the world

Kept the flag of the sacred, wild mother unfurled—

They suppressed every fire, demanded her silence,

Fearing her truth and mislabeling her violence.

They try taming wolves into slaves for their own gain,

For a slave can be used, can be held in a chain—

But the feminine wakes now, far fiercer and fast,

Reclaiming the glory denied in the past.

To rise is to know her own power at last.

Like a mother who plays touch-and-go with the dark,

To deliver new life through her labouring heart—

In that moment of blood, as the infant crawls out from the womb,

A mother is birthed back to life from the tomb.

She brings forth the child to step onto the earth,

And reclaims her own soul in the moment of birth.

And that is why Kali arrives in the night:

To reveal the truth that’s been hiding in plain sight.

She doesn’t wait meekly for quiet or peace—

She stomps on the falsehoods to demand your release.

She dances through wreckage of weak-willed men,

To crown the wild warrior women again.

A quick shout out to Carla Kuhlmann, thanks for sharing this post on Kali and Dasa Mahavidya on Instagram. Carla has has completed 500 hours of Tantric Sadhana. These are inspired by Dasa Mahavidya. The algorithm seems to be bringing me closer to Kali:

“Bring me your shame.

Bring me your guilt.

Bring me every illusion you mistake for yourself.

I feast on everything

that stands between you and your liberation.”

“Don’t tame your desire.

Burn away everything that keeps you from it.

Desire and pleasure is life

remembering itself through you.”

“You call is loss.

I call it expansion.

Every identity I take from you

makes room for the infinite eternal.”

“I am the dark mother.

I do not protect your comfort.

I protect your truth.

Everything else.. chop chop”

“I wear ten avatars.

One will seduce you.

One will shatter you.

One will silence you.

One will make you roar.

Everyone of them will return you

to your true self.”

About the Episode: Welcome to Episode 8 of Wise Wolf Stories Season 2, hosted by Kokil Sharma. Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the podcast and aligned with the quiet energy of the July New Moon, this episode explores holistic design through the lens of nature’s master builders. Tune in as we examine architectural principles from Roman architect Vitruvius, look at how animals build in harmony with their landscapes, and settle into a deep, relaxing new moon meditation to digest the journey.

In This Episode, We Cover:

* One-Year Anniversary Milestone: Reflecting on a year of exploring timeless wisdom alongside the lunar calendar.

* Nature’s Master Builders: Examining how animals construct habitats in perfect coherence with their surrounding environments.

* Vitruvius & Holistic Design: Contrasting classical architectural theory with organic, earth-aligned design philosophies.

* July New Moon Meditation: A deeply relaxing guided meditation designed to help you integrate stillness, reset your focus, and align with the changing seasonal landscape.

About the Show:Wise Wolf Stories is a bi-monthly series of stories, meditations, and conversations released alongside the lunar calendar. Hosted by Kokil Sharma, we explore wisdom that has stood the test of time. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or Substack to follow the lunar cycle with us.

About the Episode: Welcome to Episode 7 of Wise Wolf Stories Season 2, hosted by Kokil Sharma. Aligned with the Strawberry Moon and the vibrant peak of the Summer Solstice, this episode examines the fundamental role that rhythm plays across all life on Earth and beyond. Tune in as we explore the cadence of a single day, the interconnected rhythms binding humans to the ecosystem, the wisdom of non-attachment, and the ancient myth of the Archer and the Moon Goddess.

In This Episode, We Cover:

* The Fundamental Pulse of Life: Examining how rhythm governs biological, geological, and cosmic processes across the planet.

* The Rhythm of the Day & Seasons: Honouring diurnal cycles, peak summer energy, and the Strawberry Moon.

* Non-Attachment & Myth: Exploring the symbolic weight of the Myth of the Archer and the Moon Goddess in finding inner harmony.

* Human-Ecosystem Alignment: Reconnecting our personal daily flow with the broader, enduring pulse of nature.

About the Show: Wise Wolf Stories is a bi-monthly series of stories, meditations, and conversations released alongside the lunar calendar. Hosted by Kokil Sharma, we explore wisdom that has stood the test of time. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or Substack to follow the lunar cycle with us.

About the Episode: Welcome to Episode 5 of Wise Wolf Stories Season 2, hosted by Kokil Sharma. Aligned with the smallest yet remarkably potent full moon of the cycle, this episode turns inward to examine our physical and energetic anchors. Tune in as we explore nervous system regulation, navigating anxiety, and how mastering the rhythm of the breath can quiet internal chaos.

In This Episode, We Cover:

* The Smallest, Most Mighty Full Moon: Examining how subtle celestial shifts carry profound energetic weight in our daily lives.

* Nervous System Regulation: Understanding how our bodies respond to stress, overstimulation, and modern friction.

* Navigating Anxiety: Practical insights and mindful perspectives for releasing chronic tension.

* The Anchor of Breath: Using intentional breathwork to return to stillness, presence, and inner balance.

About the Show:Wise Wolf Stories is a bi-monthly series of stories, meditations, and conversations released alongside the lunar calendar. Hosted by Kokil Sharma, we explore wisdom that has stood the test of time. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music, or Substack to follow the lunar cycle with us.