Helga

 
 
The yellow haired Slavs
called you Olga,
and pleaded for mercy
when you burnt their cities to the ground.
 
My fellow vikings called you Helga
your name sharp and glowing
like their swords clashing
with the ones of Byzantine soldiers
 
Many years had passed and I forgot
all the Christian names I used to know,
but I still remember yours
like the taste of fine wine in my mouth, Olga
 
My time has come, Valhalla is calling me
I never asked for anything, but now I pray to Odin
for the valkyrie that will come to claim me,
I want her to have your face.


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Отлично переделано!
Если верлибром, то именно так.

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Lxe   22.08.2020 13:59     Заявить о нарушении
Только Byzantine, если прилагательное. (Russian soldiers, не Russia soldiers.)

Lxe   22.08.2020 14:01   Заявить о нарушении
Спасибо, учту и подумаю

Бесс Брайт   01.09.2020 00:11   Заявить о нарушении