Ancient Northern Battle

Ancient Northern Battle

On the morrow, battle wages;

Death will ride and search among us,

Meeting equal youths and sages

Equal measure, equal treasure;

Ye Gods! Give us fair winds and life,

Make strong our hearts and limbs born true!

The Enemy in darkness comes,

O, hear their clashing armored troops?

O Gods, secure our victory;

Our children's children shall endure

A reigning peace wrought from our swords,

Our blood in sacrifice to You;

See! With wond'rous light speak our Gods --

Illumed, our fields and forests gleam:

They dance, our Gods, to victory,

See! Their sign: 'morrow's battle won;

Hear the fear from our Enemy,

Knowest they our Gods are dancing,

Swirling lights send a pending doom:

Northern Lights signal their defeat;

Battle raging on bloody Earth;

Hearts inspired, we shall take the day,

Our swords echo the Blaze of Light,

Our eternal Gods dance with us.

© ACG

25 March 2006

Spring Rain (haiku)

Spring Rain

Spring begins wildly

whirling swirling rain falling

puddle jumpers laugh

© ACG
24 March 2006

March Winds

March Winds

Precocious, arrogantly smiling,
By the Ides of March, they rule;

The fortress alone, sleepless, ready --
Battle-ragèd, battened down;

Eerily, jauntingly, dominant,
Dawn comes down with a whistle;

A 'vancing wave of slicing lances,
Like a call to arms, coming;

Destruction spares none, nothing remains,
Cutting through, into, among;

Soundlessly now, the end is nearing,
Walls shake, foundations whimper;

Rising to repell every charge,
Battered prayers, despairing;

For the month-long battle ceases not;
From whence does strength daily come?

With calming sunlight, caressing,
Sudden end, the dead depart;

Stands tall, the ravaged bleeding fortress,
Wounded, where whips of wind struck;

Jubilant Evil, the Victor laughs,
Whirling 'way, victorious;

Like sharp March Winds, he forever comes;
Battle's lost ~ I'll fight again.

© ACG
04 March 2006