Still behind - Vanaheim - The nine realms
She is behind
yet she keeps
walking
she follows him everywhere
with the sun
around her neck
she owns the day and the night
yet
she is still behind
her golden tears are falling
yet
she keeps flying
she can see the future
she can see it all
she is powerful
she is resourceful
but she is behind
she is still
behind.
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You can read (and listen at) the poem at the Artipeeps webpage here.
This poem is part of my online collaboration with Nicky Mortlock´s The Nine Realms project that began on October 2014 and that is inspired by the Norse Sagas (specifically the 9 realms of norse mythology). This project involves near-on 50 Twitter poets, arts, musicians and sculptors, and will run online for 9 months culminating in a poetry, art and music exhibition( and even a Viking boat!) in Hanse House King’s Lynn, Norfolk, UK across the Heritage Open Day weekend, in September 2015.