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Huldra

Huldra In the green valley Near lake blue and pink salmon Lived a huldra Beautiful in human eyes But trolls had rejected her Ugly in their eyes I heard her desolate song Saw her shimmering Blond as Iberian sea straw Made gold-leaved by the sun I saw her tail too And before she charmed me Sprinted for my life Since folklore has made it clear Human and trolls may not mix Because if they do The offspring will be rejected By trolls and human And for perpetuity be lost Walking the strand of loneliness (Huldra, Female Troll in Nordic mythology) They have bad renomé and that´s a pity)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 7/28/2012 8:41:00 AM
Hi Jan - Wise for you to run and write a poem instead. Your last two lines are stunning and break the bounds of Huldra and human. love, Kathy
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 7/28/2012 4:59:00 PM
thank you kathy you understand me well
Date: 7/27/2012 7:30:00 AM
i've never heard of a huldra but i enjoyed reading about her in your poem today!
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 7/27/2012 8:41:00 AM
thank you iLene

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