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Norse Mythology: Poetry: Yggdrasil

  • May. 22nd, 2017 at 11:04 PM
Title: Yggdrasil
Fandom: Norse mythology
Rating: G
Length: 80
Content notes: N/A
Author notes: Thanks go to Zana, Morgynleri & Icka for encouragement & sanity-checking. First written 30 Oct 1996, tweeked and polished for this challenge.
Summary: The World Tree



IAsh Tree




Tall the Tree stands in the center
Soul-spine strong
At its foot the dark and restless well
Wyrd-dreamed depth
The seasons turn and pass in turn
Unchanged, yet new
Stars and seeds taste Mimir's Tears
Each drop a world
Where life spins, spindled on the tree
Spear-struck, lightning lit.

Who knows the words, the runes unwritten
The songs unsung?
Witness this, the Hanged One's sacrifice:
An Eye for Sight
Life for Light
Bound, and free.

Comments

ideallyqualia: (Default)
[personal profile] ideallyqualia wrote:
May. 24th, 2017 01:18 am (UTC)
This was really nice! I also like the touch of adding a picture of a tree.
lferion: Art of pink gillyflower on green background (Default)
[personal profile] lferion wrote:
May. 24th, 2017 02:41 pm (UTC)
Thank you!

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