Prayer to Rind
by Ingeborg
Hail, Lady of Ice, and Icy Heart!
Whether you were giantess caught
In the politics of more powerful Gods,
Whether you were maiden princess
Violated in your virgin chamber,
What was done to you freezes in your eyes,
And you know what it is that was done
To me.
Help me find my way out, I pray.
Help me find my way through, I pray.
Help me find my way strong, I pray.
Help me find my way sharp, I pray.
Help me find my way clear, I pray.
Protect me as I walk again
The roads that turned so treacherous
And guide me past mistakes
That brought me to this turning.
Hail Rind who bore your child and gave him
Away to find your own life,
Help me to do what must be done
Yet do it rightly and fairly
That twenty years from now,
I might still hold up my head in pride.
Photo by Giovannicetta.