The Rise of Gods and the Fall of Giants
...From icy void, a giant stirred,
Ymir, the first, his body blurred.
No sun, no moon, no stars to gleam,
Just primal frost, a waking dream.
Then Auðumbla, the cow of might,
Licked salt from ice,...
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Categories:
midgard, creation, myth, mythology, poems,
Form: Free verse
Drywater
...I’m in sandals.
Mid-morning.
Thoughts of Midgard
and Northmen.
And sturdystock;
Noresemen.
I’m sweeping snow.
In the morning sun.
I guessed it’d be easier
to sweep than cut in
at ...
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Categories:
midgard, snow, water, winter,
Form: Free verse
The Sword, the Spear, and the Shield
...As the Nordic gods all gathered around
for there is a treasure that I have found
The Celtic gods all came as well
To listen to what I had to tell
For the Fenris Wolf has been unleas...
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Categories:
midgard, magic, mystery, myth, mythology,
Form: Couplet
Ragnarok: the Storm
...With the end of days upon them
Nears the time of final battle
In the halls of high Valhalla
Asgard senses its death rattle
In the forest crows the rooster
In the sky the sun does darken
In t...
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Categories:
midgard, weather,
Form: Epyllion
Real Story of Skeletor, H-Man, and Midgard Serpent
...They were both proud warriors fighting against night
H-Man sent Skeletor to fight Serpent of Midgard at dawn of morning light
Skeletor would fight
Until the twilight
But the serpent was very st...
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Categories:
midgard, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Einherjar
...Another harsh Winter we must face
It Matters not, no one can escape Fate
Not Even The Gods
With Bravery we shall Stand Strong
In Care we shall advance onto Vigrid
Fenrir Will Lay dead
By Dawn...
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Categories:
midgard, adventure, allegory, animals, dedication,
Form: Ballad
The Voyage
...The tempest rages, tossing longboats high -
It’s better than a ‘straw death’ way to die.
But is the cause the writhing Midgard snake?
Are Aegir and his Maidens wide awake?
Is Aegir lurking, plann...
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Categories:
midgard, adventurehope,
Form: Rhyme
Unremitting Serenade (Part Four)
...And I said
The Seraph with great clarity
And quiet calm
“Yes, all that you have said is well and holds truth
I am faithless
And I have nothing but good intentions
And lo
I have summoned forth...
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Categories:
midgard, faith, life, me, future,
Form: Prose Poetry