Hödr/Darkness

From the darkness I watch,
Yet I am not blind.
Cold has forged my sword,
Mistletoe blood runs in my arrows.
Hödr is my name,
I slew Balder.

Black is my armor,
Clear is my mind.
In the dark I abide,
Yet it never blinds me.
Night gave its silks
For my blindfold.

My bow – silver and ash,
My hand never misses,
Through the darkness I see
Both the Aesir and mortals,
Cold is my voice,
Yet the fire rages within.

When the end comes,
The world shall turn upside down,
And the dead shall return
On their ghostly ships
Following the light of Balder
And cold stars of Hödr.

Godslayer they call me,
Blinded by envy,
Blinfolded by malice,
Oblivious to evil-
But they forget the light
Needs darkness to shine.

Sure is my hand,
Strong is my will,
Dark are my eyes,
Yet they are not blind-
For the darkness sees all,
And never falters.

Published by aneuringwynn

Tarot master, channeler, awenydd and writer

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