~ By Courtesy of Others ~
Sommer
These fields we till, our fathers knew,
This sun the sun they saw,
The land wights whisper in our ears:
The wild hunter´s home; we thaw.
Cakes and ale are farrowed here
To Thor - to Frey - to wight
We feed the land our fathers fed
As summer brings the light.
© Juleigh Howard-Hobson
Sommer & Other Poems by Juleigh Howard-Hobson.
A limited edition formalist-heathen poetry chapbook,
available through RavensHalla Arts (ravenshalla@yahoo.com)
Image: "The Shire", © John Howe, www.john-howe.com