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Raven Father
Knowing one, seeing twice
Blood & fire, mead & ice
He himself the sacrifice
Rider of the Tree
Wine his food, words his need
Ice & iron, air & mead
Thrice hath Gunnlodh held his seed
God of Poetry
Treasures four, half the slain
Stone & sorrow, gold & rain
Five-fold knowledge bought with pain
Wounded majesty
Jord and Rind, Frigg enfold
Rain & riddles, stone & gold
Six sons do his promise hold
One-Eye, bound and free
Seven signs mark his own
Rune & ransom, spear & bone
Eight-legged steed and highest throne
Lord of Ecstasy
Nine the worlds, ever near
Bone & silver, rune & spear
Watch and wander, ward and steer
Cloaked in mystery
On the Tree, in the Well
Ring & water, breath & spell
He is more than words may tell
Wodan, Vili, Ve
Fenris-foe, knowing death
Spell & silence, blood and breath
Work and words inspireth
All-Father is he
Odhin here we see
Chant:
Raven Father, drawing nigh
Raven wings embrace the sky
This world watched with Raven Eye
Mystery with the other
Wonder to discover
Odhinn here we see
© Jennifer Tifft - Wander's Gallery