The Reckoning of Man

I remember the shining sanguine Sun

the frozen forests and fallen leaves,

and the hollow hill under the sky.I remember the complex cold caverns,

the long tranquil tunnels

and the large underground lakes.I remember the dim depths of the Earth,

the lucid lady in the light

and her sacred stanza.I remember the bright beast in her boat,

the tall troll telling her tales,

and the honey in the haunted hollow.I remember the protected password,

the secret soothing symbol

and the old Oðal objects.I remember the red runes on the rock,

the spell of seeing being sung,

and the bold opening up of the beautiful burrow.I remember the coming of man reborn,

the birth of Baldur the bright,

the return of a world that was woefully lost.