vikings

[wytchcroft]

they say they burned vikings, burnt the boats
there were less people then i guess
and more boats
how much wood though do you need
to build a pyre

snap timber brittle as bone
an old tooth from the great Wolf
and a fang from the Snake of the world
drip venom into Loki's eye

there's blood in the water
and the wind blows in the empty hall

and if you make a harp

Comments

[i_am_nyman]

:O

love the very last line. you are a genius!

[wytchcroft]

oh larf. i pretty much nicked that line!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twa_Sisters

:)

[i_am_nyman]

well, in that case!!

i actually really do like the first stanza a lot too, if that's any consolation.

[wytchcroft]

http://reelthinker.com/images/posts/2010/10/jeff-bridges-true-grit.jpg

[i_am_nyman]

lol, very cute. but you probably couldn't even shoot a biscuit outta the air.

[wytchcroft]

no, but when i run real fast the scenery gets all weird.

(LOL! true 'nuff tho.
and seriously, i appreciate the comments, i'm horsing around now to take the edge off - coz this bit of scribble actually spooked me a bit, if that's not too pretentious to admit?)