Wandering through snow covered wildness Into the clouds, along white pathways Ice coated trees and freezing ridges Through another forest alive and vital Ageing trees whisper mythology Freys craft halts at the gaping abyss Yawning black anti-mass Abstract plague I've known total darkness and solitude Braved the winter sea before sun rise The sun rising while the stars are bright and the moon is full The sky blazes red while pitched black, blended with blue and green Encountered that which was unknown within Knowing not what had been discovered Bellowing curses at the gods was foolish As I drowned without gold for Ran At the depths of my own hel, Tired and frozen Starved, empty, Cold memories and no future No longer tempted by poison To suppress desire for life, an elusive dream Banished to despair in the depths of my own hel Where Balder speaks to me And when I understand, what he has to say I awaken With knowledge of what is good for my kind Inspiration and wisdom I speak and act relevance For glory for Odhin