~ Poetry by me ~
The
Rainbow Bridge MP3 (2,8 MB) - Voice, tune, piano score & performance by
Analemma!
The Rainbow Bridge MP3 (1
MB) alternative tune: "The Old Orange Flute", trad., sung
by me.
The Old Orange Flute Midi
When Midgard was young
yet, and mankind did pledge
Their troth to the High Ones, men asked for a bridge
To show Asgard´s presence with colourful ray;
All Aesir agreed to build part of the way.
Thor wielded his
hammer - foundation was laid,
He forged from hot iron the first beam of red.
Next, beautiful Sif from her head took one hair
And yellow sprung up, shining golden and fair.
Their crafting could
not even Loki undo,
But he secretly slipped orange in between the two.
More fruitful and fertile than e'er had been seen,
Frey´s path was a field all resplendent with green;
From Odin´s old cloak
came the colour and hue
To build on the bridge with mysterious blue;
Then Njord said: "At sunset is fairest the sea;
so violet and indigo´s offered by me."
A glorious arch then
ascended the sky,
A luminous wonder to all who stood by -
Bright gift of the Aesir for man to behold,
brought to Midgard by Heimdall; by him they were told:
"The bold and the
brave may make Bifrost their way,
But from giants I´ll guard it, to the end of all day !"
© 2005 Michaela
Macha
- This poem is in the Common
Domain and may be freely distributed
provided it remains unchanged, including copyright notice and this License
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Image:
© Analemma McKee Burrows
Faux stained glass original, available at
Heathen Handicrafts.