Norse Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Within Elysium Fields - A Collaboration With Carolyn	Vladislav Raven	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, dark, dream, fantasy, joy,
	Sans Solace	THE BARON	Sonnet	Sonnet	norse, death, film,
	Fated To Destroy	Franchesca Mia Tortoza	Ballad	Ballad	norse, fate, future, myth, mythology,
	'To Be'	jamie brolin	Enclosed Rhyme	Enclosed Rhyme	norse, assonance, desire, endurance, faith,
	True FAKE Story Of A Vita Man Junky	matthew harris	Dramatic Verse	Dramatic Verse	norse, 12th grade, 9th grade,
	Mirror Universe	David Porter	Lyric	Lyric	norse, space, universe,
	An Old Grist Mill	Daniel Turner	Free verse	Free verse	norse, angst, change,
	Love Letter II	Nina Parmenter	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, fun, funny, funny love,
	Numbing Pain	Justin Worthy	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, depression,
	The Ocean Between Us	Justin Worthy	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, faith, love, soulmate,
	- Odin Also Called Allfader -	Sunshine Smile	Free verse	Free verse	norse, history,
	The MIGHTY AVENGERS	James Edward Lee Sr.	Heroic Couplets	Heroic Couplets	norse, anti bullying, caregiving, engagement,
	Gods at the Comedy Club	arthur vaso	Free verse	Free verse	norse, art, butterfly, gothic, humorous,
	The Sword, the Spear, and the Shield	White Wolf	Couplet	Couplet	norse, magic, mystery, myth, mythology,
	Norse God The Mighty Thor	James Edward Lee Sr.	Heroic Couplets	Heroic Couplets	norse, celebrity, character, dedication, fantasy,
	LILIZZI	White Wolf	Dramatic monologue	Dramatic monologue	norse, fire, imagery, imagination,
	Norse Mythology, Return Of The Slayer Of Dragons	Robert Lindley	Epic	Epic	norse, art, conflict, creation, destiny,
	Introspectore Sceptre	Duncan R. M. Ferguson	Free verse	Free verse	norse, analogy, journey,
	A Weird Word is Wyrd:	White Wolf	Narrative	Narrative	norse, mythology,
	Thunder	Brendan J. Simons	Couplet	Couplet	norse, nature,
	Vinland	jamie brolin	Epic	Epic	norse, adventure, allusion, america, culture,
	Yggdrasil:	White Wolf	Narrative	Narrative	norse, mythology,
	Two Park Benches	arthur vaso	Free verse	Free verse	norse, autumn, imagery, love, perspective,
	Reason for Thor's Thunder	cheryl hoffman	Limerick	Limerick	norse, humor, mythology,
	Deep In The Mountain Tarns	Robert Lindley	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, creation, deep, environment, imagery,
	Personal Journey	John Anthony Fingleton	Epic	Epic	norse, mythology,
	Grumpy's Return Volley	Perry McDaid	Carpe Diem	Carpe Diem	norse, allusion, anger, encouraging, feelings,
	Norse God in Human Disguise	Timothy Hicks	Footle	Footle	norse, fantasy, funny, humor, humorous,
	Runa - The name	Anindya Mohan Tagore	Senryu	Senryu	norse,
	Red Sunsets On The Blue Hills	Robert Lindley	Sonnet	Sonnet	norse, beautiful, imagery, red, sunset,
	INDEPENDENCE	JAN ALLISON	Acrostic	Acrostic	norse, celebration, culture, patriotic, pride,
	Viking Me	Robert Lawrence	Lyric	Lyric	norse, history,
	Hraesvelg - God of Wind	Edward Ebbs	Lyric	Lyric	norse, depression, emotions, life, mythology,
	NORWAY MUSIC	nick armbrister jimmy boom semtex	Free verse	Free verse	norse, gothic, joy, music, song,
	The bragging rites	John Beam	Limerick	Limerick	norse, allusion, confusion, culture, history,
	For You and the Embers	Stephen Kilmer	Free verse	Free verse	norse, lost love, magic, men,
	A Norse Day	Earl Schumacker	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, adventure, celebrity, character, conflict,
	Thor No More	Earl Schumacker	Free verse	Free verse	norse, addiction, betrayal, education, identity,
	ALL THINGS NORSE	Sidney Beck	Monorhyme	Monorhyme	norse, history, humorous,
	Destiny's Woman	Carrie Richards	Sonnet	Sonnet	norse, mythology, people,
	All Things Norse	Margaret Franceschini	Verse	Verse	norse, poetry,
	Norwegians I have Met	Joyce Johnson	Quatrain	Quatrain	norse, peace,
	All things Norse	Mohan Chutani	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, god, history, perspective,
	Moving Up Norse not fit for contest	Jerry T Curtis	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, adventure, culture, desire, humorous,
	Odin's Brood	Robert Lindley	Rhyme	Rhyme	norse, earth, evil, god, mythology,
	Ragnarok: The Storm	Roy Jerden	Epyllion	Epyllion	norse, weather,
	To Oscar on His 1st Birthday	Keith Trestrail	Sonnet	Sonnet	norse, baby, birthday, son,
	Always Can Be Awfully Cold	James Horn	Couplet	Couplet	norse, travel,
	Thor	A.E. Rivenbark	Clerihew	Clerihew	norse, humor, humorous,
	A God Thing	John Beam	Free verse	Free verse	norse, christian, conflict, culture, england,

Norse Poem Example

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 the cave the hound is howling
To these signs the Aesir harken

Heimdall blows the Gjallarhorn
Dark the rainbow bridge is turning
Vivid lightning cleaves Yggdrasil
Then the central tree is burning

Aesir watch in fascination
See volcanoes spew like fountains
See the heavens splitting open
See the oceans climb the mountains

See the continents convulsing
See the forests burn to ashes
See the sons of Mim awaken
In the fatal lightning flashes

As the winds consume the wasteland
From the south Surtr advances
With his minions tearing corpses
Bright his sword and sharp his lances

Aesir then prepare their weapons
Eyes are clear and arms are steady
The Midgard serpent Jörmungandr
Upon the battle plain is ready

With his heavy hammer Mjolnir
Strides the mighty god of thunder
To do battle with the serpent
And to rend the world asunder

June 30, 2014

N.B. This poem is an Epyllion, a brief narrative poem with a romantic or mythological theme. It is written in trochaic tetrameter, like some of the ancient Eddas.


Glossary:
Ragnarök - Final battle and death of the Aesir
Aesir - The Norse gods
Asgard - one of the Nine Worlds and home of the Aesir
Valhalla - a majestic, enormous hall located in Asgard, ruled over by the chief Norse god Odin
Heimdall - A Norse god who blows his horn to signal the beginning of Ragnarök
Gjallarhorn - Heimdall's horn
Midgard- Middle Earth, or the world of humans
Bifröst - the burning rainbow bridge between Midgard and Asgard
Yggdrasil - The sacred Norse central tree that holds the Nine Worlds
Mim - an Asian renowned for his knowledge and wisdom who has been beheaded. Odin carries around Mím's preserved head and it recites secret knowledge and counsel to him.
Surtr- a fire troll with a flaming sword who sets the world on fire.
Jörmungandr- The world serpent or ouroboros that surrounds the earth and grasps his own tail. When he lets go, the world will end. Jörmungandr's arch-enemy is the god Thor.
Thor - The Norse god of thunder
Mjolnir  - Thor's hammer and principal weapon

Poem Copyright © Roy Jerden