Was there a time when I was Jupiter

Ringed like Saturn, with sacred belt?

Anvil sweating under blowsHammer on hammer, cold steel to smelt

Coiled serpent, silently waiting

Takes the bait I place beneath

The darkened deeps so far from shore line cut, dagger to sheath

Stage must be set for mortal battle

Volva prophesy fulfilled

At Ragnarök, gory conclusion

Drowning world to raise, rebuild

Vlad, the bad, seethes and schemes

An empire past he must renew

Tough man in waiting, stares at me

At White Nights, 1992

Sabres rattle, pipelines tremble

Wasted opportunity

To build a better motherland

A nobler place in history

The darkened deeps so far from shore line cut, dagger to sheath

Stage must be set for mortal battle

Volva prophesy fulfilled

At Ragnarök, gory conclusion

Drowning world to raise, rebuild

Was there a time when I was Jupiter

Ringed like Saturn, with sacred belt?