The Reckoning of Man

I remember the shining sanguine sun
The frozen forests and fallen leaves
And the hollow hill under the sky

I remember the complex cold caverns
The long tranquil tunnels
And the large underground lakes

I remember the dim depths of the earth
The lucid lady in the light
And her sacred stanza

I remember the bright beast in her boat
The tall troll telling her tales
And the honey in the haunted hollow

I remember the protected password
The secret soothing symbol
And the old oðal objects

I remember the red runes on the rock
The spell of seeing being sung
And the bold opening up of the beautiful burrow

I remember the coming of man reborn
The birth of baldur the bright
The return of a world that was woefully lost