Though Frigga and the others were warned
And (nearly) all the world made to swear,
The God of Tears (nearly) all the world mourned.
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Category Archives: Poetry
Kold Rað
From father’s foundations old
Grey silence as first flakes fall,
While warmth and laughter fill gods’ hall;
She strides to Asgard’s walls, bold. Continue reading
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by Deirdra
Elemental
Feather-skin flying swift falcon road
Riding once-roaring skies raptor glides,
Grants space in goddess-hall, gives new life,
Lends form and luck to the Lofty One. Continue reading
Round
Hail, God of ship and shield, bow and ring!
Skalds should shout his praises to the sky,
The pure of heart should hope for his arrows to fly,
And the wise should work for what his bow can bring. Continue reading
Red
When the laws and rules break,
And you think there’s no more you can take,
Look to one who makes the earth and skies shake:
Look to the God of Thunder. Continue reading
At Hringi Ullar (Winternights 2008 version)
As summer dies another death,
And days grow short and nights grow long,
As raven croak replaces robin song,
First frost touches us with frozen breath; Continue reading
Lady (a villanelle)
The Shield, the Sow, and the Shining Sea,
Whether giant’s brew brought or Brisingamen won,
Few are so fair or so fierce as she. Continue reading
Master Sergeant (a haiku)
Sky driving goat lord
Red warrior, world-warder;
His fire, your life.
Sorn Skald
Oak of Odin (a sonnet)
Weathers strife-storms and still stands tall,
Unbowed by wyrd’s winds, orlog’s rain;
Goals and feats to grow might and main,
Worthy works to inspire us all. Continue reading