Blue Nose (The Wild Boar)

Shield of strength
Guard of helmets
Sharpened tusk
Edge of sword,

Truth digger
Clan protector
Man maker
Hoard of food,

Wing racer
Edge of harvest
Sidhe sniffer
Grip of peace,

Blood spurter
Gouge maker
Flesh ripper
Watching eye of the Great Wood,

Song beasts
Flute of wings
Poem of th'avernging sow
Dance of newborn squeals:

From brood to Boar
You guard the dream
All pathways for
Great Danu's stream.

Copyright © 2011 James Lawer