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Midsummer
Blessing
Hail
to Delling and Day--at sunlight's apex of length,
Sunna's highest stead--thewful tide of Sigil's strength.
Symphonies
of birdsong--surround us from on high,
Fields full of flowers--an altar of Earth and Sky.
Gathered
we are again--extolling Midsummer's might,
Honoring those we hold high--Jera's reward for right.
Our
goodwill given--to Gods and Goddesses all,
A few of our Eldest Kin--we now name and call.
Woden--Light/dark
Drighten--the Rune-lord of wise ways,
Thy path an awesome paragon--throughout all days.
Tyr--One-hand
Holy Daysman--of disputes and deeds,
Ay shall He be hight--Mediator of Just Meeds.
Balder--The
bold and bright Son-god--His light shall lead,
Frimest stance for Frith-right--be our Wise Warrior's rede.
Frigg--Queen
of Asgarth--Her house-keys hold concord's wealth,
She wards us well--with gifts of harmony and health.
Idunn--Our
Guardian Goddess--of light and life,
EI-Apples kept secure--by Bragi's steadfast wife.
Thor--Thy
Thunder-oath avows--Thy troth to Asgarth's Kin,
Sig-praise to the Protector--of Midgarth and Men.
Freya--As
Syr Ye come--Sorceress and Sun-bride,
A Beauty astride Battle-Swine--ever shall She ride.
Frey--Holy
Horned-god--Frodhi of earthly Ar-fruit,
Generous were Ing's gifts--regal is Thy repute.
Woden,
Tyr, Balder, Frigg, Idunn, Thor, Freya, Frey,
All shall ay abide and guide--within us They shall stay.
An
Eye pierces from Ygg's Tree--an Eye dwells within the Well,
Our Wih-troth to Kin was seen--as the skalds again shall tell.
By
Fire and Ice, by Water and Wind, by Well and Tree,
By Earth and Sky, by Moon and Sun, So It Ay Shall Be!
Đ Rhonda Turner
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Ar
-- Referring
to the Jera rune.
Ay -- Alway
EI -- The EI-rune, Eihwaz, 13th rune of the Elder Futhark, which in part
contains
the concept of the eternal evergreen--life within the death of Winter.
Daysman -- Arbitrator, mediator.
Hight -- Called or named.
Jera -- The 12th rune of the Elder Futhark, which as part of its essence,
expresses the reward gained from right effort.
Meeds -- Reward.
Thewful -- Strong, mighty.
Wih-- Holy, set apart from the mundane.