12/08/2010

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>>>oft him anhaga  
>>>oft him alone-hedged   

>>>are gebide[eth]
>>>honour abideth
                  
>>>metudes miltse
>>>method's mercy
       
>>>[th]eah [th]e he modcearig
>>>though that he mind-caring  

>>>geond lagulade
>>>yond lake-lanes        

>>>longe sceolde
>>>long shall                   

>>>hreran mid hondum
>>>roil with hands
  
>>>hrimcealde s[ae]
>>>rime-cold sea                   

>>>wadan wr[ae]clastas
>>>wander wretched ways

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>>>oft him alone-hedged
>>>in honour abideth,
>>>in maker's mercy,
>>>though his mind be sorrowed.
>>>in waterways
>>>long shall
>>>he roil with hands
>>>rime-cold sea,
>>>walk wretched path.

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>>>eal th]is eor[th]an gesteal 
>>>all this earthen stead
      
>>>idel weor[th]e[eth]
>>>idle becometh

>>>swa cw[ae][eth] snottor on mode        
>>>so saith wise in mind

>>>ges[ae]t him sundor [ae]t rune
>>>sat him asunder at reading

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>>>all this earthen stead
>>>empty becometh.
>>>so saith the wise of mind,
>>>sat asunder in thought.

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 token images of kilju maker waiting in the dark for kilju to finish brewing

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>>>ond [th]as stanhleo[th]u        
>>>and its stone-hill

>>>stormas cnyssa[eth],
>>>storms presseth                                   

>>>hri(eth) hreosende         
>>>snow descending

>>>hrusan binde[eth]                                                      
>>>earth bindeth

>>>wintres woma
>>>winter's wailing     

>>>[th]onne won cyme[eth]    
>>>then wan cometh                                     

>>>nipe[eth] nihtscua 
>>>hideth night-shadow
      
>>>nor[th]an onsende[eth]  
>>>northern on-sendeth                                             

>>>hreo h[ae]glfare
>>>rough hail-fare     

>>>h[ae]le[th]um on andan
>>>men in anger                               

>>>eall is earfo[eth]lic  
>>>all is difficulty 

>>>eor[th]an rice
>>>earthen realm                                       

>>>onwende[eth] wyrda gesceaft  
>>>on-wendeth fate's craft 

>>>weoruld under heofonum.  
>>>world under heavens

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>>>and this stone-hill
>>>storms smiteth,
>>>snow descending
>>>earth hideth,
>>>winter's wail
>>>then dusk cometh
>>>hideth in night-shadow,
>>>north on-sendeth
>>>rough hail-fare,
>>>and men to anger.
>>>all is hardship
>>>in earthen realm.
>>>on wendeth fate's creation,
>>>world under heavens.

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token image of kilju sitting on a ledge
day 7

if it wasn't so cold in this room

i might be drinking kilju by now

1 comment:

Unknown said...

mmmmmmm hmmmmmm sweet blog. I don't blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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