Up Helly Aa
Fire ignites on boiling sea.
Acrid waves and blast of wind
whip, splintering flames.
Searing white heat
cleanses every last cell of
a torched, Viking galley.
Gales tear past as Norse gods roar,
hurling their words in a thick, orange broth
over northern depths
of night-velvet sea.
Handcrafted vessel sputters,
proud mast cracks, set to fall.
Fire is the catalyst. Curling wood
mingles with purifying water
to carry valiant souls
onward, with the cheer
of new spring days to come.
The darkest hour is over.
Acrid waves and blast of wind
whip, splintering flames.
Searing white heat
cleanses every last cell of
a torched, Viking galley.
Gales tear past as Norse gods roar,
hurling their words in a thick, orange broth
over northern depths
of night-velvet sea.
Handcrafted vessel sputters,
proud mast cracks, set to fall.
Fire is the catalyst. Curling wood
mingles with purifying water
to carry valiant souls
onward, with the cheer
of new spring days to come.
The darkest hour is over.
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