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Words of Rune

Paul Kotschy

October 2025

Who did show what came to ruin?
Who did speak the words of rune?

Of a place where People of Pagan
Did circle a dance inside Carpathian.
Where Muninn spoke with Odin unbroken.
Laconic and clear in words unspoken.

Who will show what came to ruin?
Who will speak the words of rune?

Where Raven flew to sacred stone
And Sparrow sang in sparrow tones.
There did lone Wolf cry to remind
To find a world for them that is kind.

Who will show what comes to ruin?
Who will speak the words of rune?

The eyeless tree sees worlds not seen
For World Tree it is, and it does not lean.
The silent tree speaks a Tree-speak word
That they who listen would have heard.

Who will show what passes ruin?
Who will speak the words of rune?1 2


  1. 1 This poem was inspired by Wardruna's song Solringen and by Heilung's song Norupo. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHAWJKmMTRQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64CACoHNBEI.
  2. 2 I declare this to be my own work, entirely. In particular, no AI was used in any research, analysis, synthesis, writing, nor typesetting of this work. In short, AI was not recruited at any time in this work. Errors and inaccuracies are therefore proudly my own.

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