Norwegians I Have Met
I married a Norwegian boy
Way back in Nineteen-Forty-One.
That makes my children Norse by half,
My two daughters and only son.
My husband, third generation
American at time of birth,
Never got to see ancestral land
"Ere he was taken from this Earth.
Most of modern Norwegians claim
Lutheran theology their own,
But in pagan days they worshiped
Gods like Odin, Thor and unknown.
Thor wore a belt that gave him power,
And a hammer that gave him might.
In a storm, thunder is Thor's roar,
And his hammer causes bright light.
My opinion of Norwegians is
They've no use now of Gods like Thor,
For they are a very peaceful lot
And in favor of war no more.
Written: 7/24/14
Copyright © Joyce Johnson | Year Posted 2014
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