Silent Waters

A day's light told me of my son's fate The sun showed the way, grim and severe Pulled under the raging waters, my child Sank in the drowning currents, my son My son My strength is not enough, my powers failed me I need the heavens' help, I ask for thunder's force I plead for you, oh lightning, forge an iron tool A magic rake for dragging a river for my son My son God of fire, bring your light Forger of sun, help me now Guardian of the shore will sleep in your warmth Lull the folk of cold water Banish the serpents of the dark To the river let me go and fetch my son away A rake made of iron from the Gods of skies The spirit of bright days sent me the sun Cold troops of Tuoni can not stand in my way Untouched I shall walk by the river of the night God of fire, bring your light Forger of sun, help me now Guardian of the shore will sleep in your warmth Lull the folk of cold water Banish the serpents of the dark To the river let me go and fetch my son away My child My son My child My son My child My son My child My son

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Mar 26, 2026

I set out on a longest road To seek the answers from Death I set out to the black sacred stream To seek out and shoot a white swan On desolate and stony paths From a mountain to a vale I reached the shore and saw it come Into my view, the swan I took the arrow and raised my bow I aimed below the graceful neck Under the white of its breast Inside the red of its heart The surface of the river calm and black Reflects the sky, the pale moon And there a glimpse caught of myself I'm shattered, the vision is ruined An arrow from the water A serpent rips my mind Into the black river of Death With a slash across my heart My last sight, a white swan Behind the swan, a starless sky Under the sky a coal black river Reflected a bone white moon

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 22, 2025