Norse Gods and Goddesses Prose Poems – #37 Kvasir
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Kvasir
Blood-loss Kvasir. Nothing gets past him, so try asking, “How can I have a real good time?” “What can I do to make the party wilder?” “Whisper me words which will fill all with laughter.” If you ask the right questions Kvasir is the swinger.
Njord says,
I who was not born was created as of old so as to be an emissary to you and I will return at the end of worlds, I bring the daughter of her aunt Frejya Gullveigdottir, and her only now born brother Freyr who shall cut his teeth here, I also bring, he as yet to exist, who shall spring from our peace and be wisest of all.
Ask the Right Thing of Him
For he has the answer to everything
Kvasir born of peace-making
Every township and place
It is welcoming
Kvasir, your wisdom bring.
Was he a God?
He was born of the Gods
From the spittle of oaths
Njord brought the knowledge of him
As Njord was created to be here
So destiny brought Kvasir
A promise of peace
A promise of this
The peace-maker
Kettle Spit
“I have Kvasir with us”
Njord spat in the kettle
They all made the same vow
To stay at peace now
Upon this spit
A wish of Amity
Gods in harmony
This spittle fizzled
So, so much power
Bulging and straining
Something coming bursting
Booming out of there
A God made of all the Gods
The best of
The powers of
The skills of
Everyone godly
Here suddenly
Exploding out of there
Was,
Kvasir
Sage of the Age
So did Kvasir appear; wisest of the gods
Made as they made truce,
every single god and goddess spat in a great jar
Out of the spittle grew a man bursting out
I say Bursts from barrel
Vanir say, you keep him, he is wise and is a gift
Steeped in all
Manly matters, magical mysteries
Godly businesses
He was one with all beings
No god nor man nor giant nor dwarf
Or any of any sort
Ever regretted asking him anything
All wanted his opinion, treasured him
The mind it will open
The participant feel neutral
Opportune for everyone
The best of the best outcome
Words Fly
News of him was travelling
High up a mountain or down in a dell
Of his imminent arrival
They knew well
All stopped their chattering
Listening like kind children
Swordsmanship, shipbuilding
Seed-spreading, preserving
Or harvesting. All stopped happening
He had a secret in the way of him
And the mass admiration of him
He kindly accepted quite open
A far far deep understanding
Just by listening
He was embracing
Kvasir Share
Knowledge he could share
In a fact here and everywhere needed
Seeing everything in a far wider frame
We saw all the elements and all felt the same
We help our selves in his prompting
And realise solutions gone missed before
Eyes closed he listens
Appearing humble and simple
Understanding in the end is really simple
Kvasir
He was loved here
And here and there
Admiration of everyone of us
Two From Afar
Kvasir
He was loved here
And here and there
Admiration of everyone of us
Except two from afar
They were envious
They wanted his blood
Hardly even his
It was just godly spit
They coveted it
And would have it
A feast of a cavernous feast invite
And a bit of private, in the deep dark, advice
Knives were in deep
His blood bursting out of him
Captured in three barrels
The essence of him here
Kvasir
Dwarven brothers Fjalar and Galar
Honey mixed mead made
They hid this away
Other evil deeds done by them
Would give away them
To Be Guarded
And in turn the mead of such power was gone
Guarded underground
By the daughter of a giant
Dwarves dead
Kvasir’s blood
Gods heard word
They believed he was long gone
Except perhaps one.
Long Dead Return
The barrels of poetry seeped and misty
They,
Oozed out a power
Slowly reforming
This was Kvasir
Almost here
Then,
He was wished for
Loki the evil
Loki was gone
How the Gods raged
Vengeance and justice
Loki must be here
They called
Called for great wisdom
For he who could answer
They called,
For Kvasir
Kettle barrels rumbled
They steamed
And end to Loki’s schemes
Kvasir was here
Returned again
With the answer
Let us go catch a fish
Catch That Fish
Actions of fashioning
Directions to hidden thing
Outwitting the salmon
Using the Gods skills
Thor had its tail in no time
The slippery one
Shape-changer again
Now all can see
Loki is plain
Mead one Wise one
Kvasir was back alive
In time for the end
The great end
We hope for a further return
For the new earth
It will need him
We are in need of his wisdom
Kvasir make all
Make all for us be
Simple
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Norse Gods and Goddess Prose Poems – #37 Kvasir