In the Shadow of a God
Sorting through shovels
and picks and hoes.
I found at the bottom
an Axe that glowed
Under the soot
as I smeared it away,
was writing in language
my mind cant convey
Smoothing an age
that layered its shaft,
I found underneath
it was a wonder of craft
I held it to the light
and shimmered its head,
the feeling that filled me
wasn’t of dread
A noise from outside
took my attention,
I wandered to find
myself in suspension
From out of the mist
came the chariot of sun,
drawn by six horses
and I stood stunned
Stepped in dust
that glittered my feet,
Odin debarked
this hero’s smile greets
Gobsmacked I watched
as he towered the sky,
a mammoth of man
my eyes cannot lie
With a flapping sound
two ravens appeared,
they sat on his shoulders
and spoke in his ear
Whilst In my periphery
shadows appeared,
his warriors followed us
with Shields and spears
Handing me Armour
the Valkyries made,
as he stood by my side
I be not afraid
Climbing the carriage
that traveled the heavens,
my Axe lifts with might
a battle call to legions
And as we lift off
Odin trans-morphed in sight,
as an eagle he soars
a battle staged through night
Copyright © Jayne Eggins | Year Posted 2009
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