Loki of the Norse

by Beautiful Chaos   Apr 27, 2009


The offspring of two giants
Loki was no saint
Mischievous and devious
Lacking in restraint

Blood brother to Odin
Though Gods, they were his scorn
Never missed a single chance
To cut them as the thorn

Of course they grew to tolerate
His constant tricky way
For all the gifts he gave to them
And his brotherhood of sway

To Thor his mighty hammer
Sif her golden hair
To Odin went his deadly spear
And rings beyond compare

His children were as dangerous
As he himself could be
Fenrir was so lovable
Until the wolf was free

Jormugand was such a snake
The world wrapped in his coil
Biting on his bitter tail
Of blood that came to boil

Hel, she was the Queen of Death
Her form stood black and white
Roamer of the underworld
Valhalla out of sight

Loki never feared to tread
On dangerous, shaky ground
This of course would be his end
No line was too profound

He killed the only child of Odin
Then sealed this fate of death
With poison dripping down his face
He finds no painless breath

His wife, she came to hold a bowl
As to ease his pain
But every time she emptied it
The world would shake again

Ragnorok still to come
Here Loki will rise
Riding with his evil children
To seek the Gods demise

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  • 16 years ago

    by Melpomene

    Jenn,

    I am so sorry how long this has taken me to get to comment and I want to say I think you did an excellent job on my mythology challange. I can tell you researced this topic thoroughly as it was so informative and everything was right from what I know.

    The rhyme of this poem was beautiful and really didn't falter what so ever all the way through. I loved the fact you actually took the time to go into so much detail and yet still write a beautifully flowing poem. Well done on that.

    To me Loki isn't easier to write about, he is indeed a trickster and I wouldn't be able to write a poem about him myself. It seems like you wrote it so easily and I'm really proud for you of that.

    Two stanzas were my favorite in this poem

    Jormugand was such a snake
    The world wrapped in his coil
    Biting on his bitter tail
    Of blood that came to boil

    This stanza above here I loved so much. Snakes are beautiful in my opinion and I love the fact you mention them. This stanza was venomous in my opinion. Really infectious. I enjoyed how it got stuck in my head because the rhyme was so crisp.

    Hel, she was the Queen of Death
    Her form stood black and white
    Roamer of the underworld
    Valhalla out of sight

    This stanza was also another favorite, you mentioned Valhalla and that really interested me. I love anything that mentions Valhalla it really seems like a beautiful place in mythology.

    Overall this poem was excellent. To me it had some really beautiful imagery and I enjoyed the read from start to finish. Well done.

    -Mel

  • 16 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    Not only was this descriptive and informative, you made it rhymed and the rhyming wasn't forced!! Excellent job on this challenge. The flow, rhythm and rhyme were impeccable. You go girl!

  • 16 years ago

    by Lu

    Jenn ... wow girly you sure did your research !!!!

    You have done wonderfully with this mythology challenge. Loki sure was a trickster .. wasn't he

    I went to read up a little on your God and found this quite funny

    " Loki had many run-ins with the dwarves, which he cheated at any opportunity until they stitched him up. Literally. They stitched his mouth shut, which kept him quiet for some time" .... lol

    Loved your rhyme ... and the flow was perfect.

    Great job on Mel's challenge Jenn ... this challenge left me sleepless many times and took me forever to write ... lol
    Great challenge ... took me out of my box for sure ... lol

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