Sleipnir: A Poem

Sleipnir: A Poem

From Sleipnir
to reindeer
what a path was trod
from flying steed of Odin the Norse god
to aerodynamic reindeer carrying a red suited bod
oh what metamorphoses have taken place
Joseph Campbell noted till he was blue in the face
but now we'll return to the beginning of the tale
just shortly after Jonah was snack for a whale
There was a Norse warrior Marlon Brando godfather like in appearance
whose body was so wide he needed plenty of room for clearance
he talked like he had marbles in his mouth
no one understood him from north to south
He made people offers they couldn't refuse
And if they did, they wound up with body parts they could no longer use.


Now there was a Norseman who pissed off this godfatheresque Chief
And doing so would cause him a lot of grief
Godfather told Loki to put a horse's head in his bed
Severed from his body, the horse would be dead.


Now Svadilfari was the name of this stallion
if he were a car, he'd get many miles to the gallon
Now Loki was a pervert of perverts beyond measure
his deeds would be something Caligula would treasure


When Loki saw Svaldifari was a handsome stud
his knees turned to jelly and his toes to mud
Loki turned himself into a mare
with long mane flowing hair
and they got it on in the buff- all naked and bare


So no horse's head
wound up in warrior bed
Instead Loki gave birth to an 8-legged horse
Commented Mr. Ed, "Of course. Of course."


And so Sleipnir was born
with 8 legs but no horn.


And so Odin rides this 8-legged steed across the skies
still seen by those on psychedelic highs.


-A poem written by Christopher
 Monday December 14th 2015
 where Norse mythology meets
 The Godfather Part One.


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