Channeling The Wōden Mage

 

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Salute.

(A strong voice whispers)

Hey Einherjar

I

Odin 

Son of Bestla and Borr 

Lord of Frenzy 

Leader of The Wild Hunt 

Say 

And call unto you 

Fear not death 

For the strong 

Do not die

But embrace it with a Valkyrie cry

For

Wisdom 

Healing 

Knowledge and

Poetry 

Await you 

When you cross the final sea 

To sit with me

And the goddess Frigg

I might even let you throw

My sharp Gungnir 

Stroke my familiars 

Wolves

Geri and Freki 

And feed my ravens 

Huginn and Muninn 

My spies in Midgard

And if you're lucky

Ride my flying eight-legged steed 

Sleipnir 

Across the black sky  

Here  

In the Badlands of 

The Underworld

So fear not 

If you're brave 

For my Valkyries 

Will carry you to my  

High Halls of Valhalla

 

Where we'll drink mead 

Hear my crazy tales 

Of how we slew Ymir 

And found Ask and Embla  

Giving them gifts of life

Hear my brothers 

Vili and Vé 

Sing 

About life 

War 

Love 

Loyalty 

And everything 

Once seen 

So go now 

Face all fear

With courage 

When it arrives

For I await you 

Just call for me and 

Whisper as your life lies 

On the edge of Death's sharp knife

Wōden Mage 

Take me 

Where the High of Halls 

Of Valhalla sing 

Requiems for God and King 

And Valkyries 

Divine battlefield maidens 

Of all ages

Bring wet mead 

In all the eternal seasons 

Winter 

Autumn 

Summer 

Spring 

Take me 

I 

Einherjar 

Call unto you 

Will you guide me 

Through 

The Ether and Blue

(C)

Copyright John Duffy 

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