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Author: * Aine Cruithni - 1 Post on this thread out of 484 Posts sitewide.
Date: Mar 7, 2005 - 15:36

Oh, that's really deceptive

Blade's fast strike
The mighty ax
Wielded by
The Norse hero
Standing firm
With one foot here
And one foot
In Valhala

Was there any kind of rhyming structure for this one, or is it simply a matter of syllable?

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