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the vikings
the vikings
looking back through the annals of time
of both woman and mankind
say around 7,000 years
at the dawn of history
back there during the magic of the vikings
let's say at the end of each may
there in very early Scandinavia
when the ice finally sank out of sight
just below the water's surface
mostly during the night
of the many lakes and fjords and every hidden bay
while those- proud, fearless, ancient people
began to unfurl and sail their boats
as they started to glow with power
at every prow
and yes even with speed -- at both stern and bow
with a mad wanderlust -- you just wouldn't believe
and yet even back there in their time
something or someone told them
to sail and row westward to a new land
to places later dubbed Greenland and Iceland
and maybe even a New Found Land
they thought -- but only to themselves --
what a great name to call this place
A New Found Land
for it just wasn't smart or cool
to play puns with words
as those mysterious voices
could very easily cause destruction
just as well as bring forth
Bounties or Blessings
yet along with their rows and sails
sometimes they faced daunting tales
of seductive but treacherous
mermaids and massive blue whales
all along that new North Atlantic Coast
where cod, halibut even seals
were so thick -- they had to slow down each boat
just to stay afloat
there along the shrouded sheltered and partially
welcoming coves -- yes the day's catch
of food and supplies were abundant
'cause the fish here are as thick as flies
just as those -- forever -- biting black flies
as they were back at their homes
and almost always in the mid may
but the food here was piled pretty high
and meant to stay
almost right up to that
bright, sunny, warm, blue sky
anyways -- they landed at first --
at the closest sheltered and somewhat welcoming cove
it was here -- they built their tiny, little
mud and thatched roof huts
where many many years later
little children would often
play hide and seek
amid those small ancient huts
left there by some strangers from long ago
and far away -- and sometimes when a door
would open or close with a sharp creak
there in a light, gentle, summer's breeze
those same little children
ran like bullets fired in the wind
far away from those tiny little outposts
that were built and left there within
Oh I don't really know myself
but let's just say around 7,000 years ago
by strangers from far far away
with boats that often glowed
with Courage and Speed
and a wanderlust
you just would not believe
those amazing vikings that came and went
and passed through the annals of history
they surely must have been HEAVEN sent
let's say --- Oh I really don't know
how about around or about 7,000 years ago
counting BACKWARDS from today
at the break of a new day and a dawn of a new time --- long before
poetry or music or rhyme
way way back then --- when someone or something
told the vikings to sail and row
with power, grace, courage and speed
and yes --- I'll admit it --- right here and now
they often fought harsh elements
over both stern and bow
with a wanderlust -- you just would not believe
but always with lot's of courage and speed
and yes once again -- with a wanderlust
you simply could not believe
those amazing vikings that came and went
for they surely must have been HEAVEN sent
