A Liking for a Viking!

Was browsing the charity shops yesterday and came across this irresistible little fella. He personifies my poem (below) so I had to give him a home.

A LIKING FOR THE VIKING

I've always had a liking for the Viking;
His handsome horns; his rough and ready ways;
His rugged russet hair beneath his helmet
In those metal-rattle, battle-happy days.

I've always had a longing for a longboat;
To fly like a dragon through the sea
To peaceful evenings round a real fire,
Alive with legend; rich with poetry.

I've always had a yearning for the burning
Of brave flames irradiating valour;
For the fiery longboat carrying its Chieftain
To his final feast in glorious Valhalla.

poem © Celia Warren 2010