Ragnarok Was Cancelled Today
by Margaret Lion
for my mother on her passing.
Ragnarok was cancelled today.
The Norse Gods woke-up stunned, Goddess's too.
Hero's mouths fell as the doors to Valhalla's mighty hall opened.
She came in.
Not a hero of muscle or brawn.
Oh no.
Her weapons were words, spit, spittle, and fight.
Her mighty glare.
Her firm face.
Her iron-laced will of unbreakable steel.
Do not dare to harm the weak.
Your soul will not survive the tongue-lashing.
The heroes put down their swords, men and woman alike.
They pulled up for her a chair and bench and all drank
to her honor, liqueurs of her favorite flavors,
Italian and sweet.
Poured over ice cream with bananas and chocolate.
Oh but this new warrior knows how to live!
And a message was sent to the harbingers of doom and ice.
Simply it read: She is here.
And the world snake Jörmungandr raised his head
in shock and pain,
and then buried eyes beneath his tail,
laying silent and still.
And Mighty Fenris broke his chain
and went to live with the wolves in the wild
shielding them,
as she would want,
from the idiocy of humans.
Rage no longer harming, but protecting.
And the mighty Ice Giants of frozen life
decided to love their realm,
not hate others.
And Odin, All-Father
drank ale with His,
enjoying life, He
pondered unknowing peace.
And Freya, Freya Mighty Goddess of All
Smiled.
Loki befriended the snake.
With Sigyn and Scales sent a message.
Their call went out through all the Nine Lands:
Ragnarok was cancelled today.
for my mother on her passing.
Ragnarok was cancelled today.
The Norse Gods woke-up stunned, Goddess's too.
Hero's mouths fell as the doors to Valhalla's mighty hall opened.
She came in.
Not a hero of muscle or brawn.
Oh no.
Her weapons were words, spit, spittle, and fight.
Her mighty glare.
Her firm face.
Her iron-laced will of unbreakable steel.
Do not dare to harm the weak.
Your soul will not survive the tongue-lashing.
The heroes put down their swords, men and woman alike.
They pulled up for her a chair and bench and all drank
to her honor, liqueurs of her favorite flavors,
Italian and sweet.
Poured over ice cream with bananas and chocolate.
Oh but this new warrior knows how to live!
And a message was sent to the harbingers of doom and ice.
Simply it read: She is here.
And the world snake Jörmungandr raised his head
in shock and pain,
and then buried eyes beneath his tail,
laying silent and still.
And Mighty Fenris broke his chain
and went to live with the wolves in the wild
shielding them,
as she would want,
from the idiocy of humans.
Rage no longer harming, but protecting.
And the mighty Ice Giants of frozen life
decided to love their realm,
not hate others.
And Odin, All-Father
drank ale with His,
enjoying life, He
pondered unknowing peace.
And Freya, Freya Mighty Goddess of All
Smiled.
Loki befriended the snake.
With Sigyn and Scales sent a message.
Their call went out through all the Nine Lands:
Ragnarok was cancelled today.