Month: Dec 2023
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1 December: 07 Völuspá
The Laying of Baldr The 1st DreamsOppressiveAs mighty godsCalamity forebode not willMighty this futureof seers questioned Be thee resolvedPowersOther and griefCompacts and vowsAll oaths sworn The 2nd HowlingLong SongsMagic siredAnd bayedSlaughter ChantsTo magicSpoke shePronouncing spellsFire Bereaves flame Baldr: son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg. His death is the harbinger of RagnarökSvalin(n) in Old Norse translates as “cold” or “chill”…
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1 December: Found Poetry
The Heart of It The paper thin feelof solitudein simplicity’s heart,where money had no voice here. Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom of St Porphyrious, First published in English 2005. ISBN 978-960-7120-19-9. A…