I am Aegir, Lord God of the Sea, <br />Husband of Ran, goddess of storms. <br />I have dominion over all the oceans <br />And all the waters of the Earth. <br />My nine daughters move the waves <br />At my behest. The winds of the world <br />Blow as I command, gale force nine <br />To hurricane or gentle breeze <br />According to my whim. Within its walls <br />On the ocean bed my great hall holds <br />All the treasures of the seas, garnered <br />From every sunken ship or wreck <br />That ever was or ever yet will be. <br />Gold, silver, shell of abalone, mother-of-pearl, <br />Jewels, chalices, drinking cups and porcelain, <br />Fine wines and honeyed mead <br />All stored within its glimmering walls. <br />Come taste my fabled hospitality, <br />I brew the finest ale that ever foamed <br />On land or in the sea. Come feast, eat, drink <br />And merry be, enjoy my hospitality, <br />Let your ears ring with the siren songs <br />Of the seals and whales and be beguiled <br />By the mermaids’ tales of the watery world <br />And the enchantment of Atlantis. <br /> <br />I’m a moody god at the best of times <br />And I like to see my kingdom filled with people. <br />At the least excuse my good spouse, Ran, <br />Will whip up a storm and the girls will call <br />Up a giant wave to founder and swamp <br />The soundest ship afloat. Then Ran and I <br />Will powerfully swim with our magic nets, <br />By Loki blessed, to gather in drowned men <br />With which to fill my kingdom’s caverns, <br />Under the sea, yet I’ll have you know <br />That in my wide hall on the ocean’s bed <br />Below, there’s always room for more.<br /><br />Pete Crowther<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/aegir-norse-god-of-the-sea/
