Did you kiss the Blarney?
Stone of eloquence?
Hanging upside down
Like Odin on Yggdrasil:
Tree of the world
Giver of runes,
Before Ask and Embla
Set the world right
Or put it out of its misery.
Ragnarok and minor upheavals
Never stopped someone with
Something to say for himself
From chattering on while
Kingdoms faltered, or victories slipped away.
Beware of silver tongues
Whether the gift was bestowed or
Won through feats of athletics
From Ireland
© HMH, 2013
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