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Well of Urd
Far to the north
In winter's grip
Is the Well of Urd
Eternal frigid stream
Cared by the Norns
Do you dare sip
For secret knowledge
Hidden in Odin's dreams
Snow swept wasteland
On frozen shores
A lone fire burns
Illuminating night
The Norns sit there
Weaving my skein
Time is set in twine
And spun to measure life
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May I drink from the Well?
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May you wish me well?
Knowledge is gained
By immortal
Waters underground
Splitting visions blind me
And leave me numb
Burning my eyes
Temporarily
Leaving fate in my mind
The skein is set
To be broken
At the end of life
Whether on battlegrounds
With dead around
Or loving ones
Beside your deathbed
Death is unexpected
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May I drink from the Well?
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May you wish me well?
Take a drink
From the Well
Learn the speech
Of the gods
Take a drink
On the brink
With the Norns
At the Well of Urd
In winter's grip
Is the Well of Urd
Eternal frigid stream
Cared by the Norns
Do you dare sip
For secret knowledge
Hidden in Odin's dreams
Snow swept wasteland
On frozen shores
A lone fire burns
Illuminating night
The Norns sit there
Weaving my skein
Time is set in twine
And spun to measure life
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May I drink from the Well?
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May you wish me well?
Knowledge is gained
By immortal
Waters underground
Splitting visions blind me
And leave me numb
Burning my eyes
Temporarily
Leaving fate in my mind
The skein is set
To be broken
At the end of life
Whether on battlegrounds
With dead around
Or loving ones
Beside your deathbed
Death is unexpected
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May I drink from the Well?
Skuld! Verthandi! Urd!
May you wish me well?
Take a drink
From the Well
Learn the speech
Of the gods
Take a drink
On the brink
With the Norns
At the Well of Urd
Published 28th Mar 2014
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