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This Heartfelt Hug
This heartfelt hug that I give to you,
my beloved bairn,
was gifted first to an ancient one,
many moons ago,
when the world was young.
This heartfelt hug that I give to you,
my steadfast son,
holds the might and main of our ancestors;
Ever will it keep you whole;
Always will it keep you hale.
This heartfelt hug that I give to you,
my oak-strong offspring,
has been handed down since man was made,
arm to arm,
hand to hand.
This heartfelt hug that I give to you,
so over-full with love,
grows and gains every time it is given;
Never will it be naught;
Always will it avail.
This heartfelt hug that I give to you,
my winsome wain -
by my father and mother came to me -
is to give to your sons,
and to your daughters.
This heartfelt hug that I give to you,
is glad to give,
for long is our kindred's line,
and long to last,
is this ancient love.
This heartfelt hug-rune has been sung,
father to son;
Arm to arm forged another mighty rung,
with this matchless bond,
an ancient ring;
As has ever been done;
As will always be done.
I wit, my son, no more than that;
Now I maun sink.
© Dan Ralph Miller 2008 p
Dano Hammer
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Heartfelt Heathen Hip-Ho
Image: "Father and Son",
©
Alex from Ithaca. This file is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
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