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

[wytchcroft]

ahh, and my family has a bunch of viking ancestry too :)

and thank you regina, for the comment and for the inspiration :))

[autumnsea]

I like me some Viking poetry. :)

I very much enjoyed this piece, and those last two lines are quite powerful to me.

[bennybunny]

Hi there, you've come to me highly recommend by Regina, I don't know if you friends only any posts, but I hope you're in sharing mood as I added you.

[wytchcroft]

that's very kind - i hope you find something of interest here.

locked posts? no, i have no jewelry worth guarding!

:))