"The Runes on Weland's Sword"

"Old Men at Pevensey” -- Puck of Pook's Hill

A SMITH makes me
To betray my man
In my first fight.

To gather Gold
At the world's end
I am sent.

The Gold I gather
Comes into England
Out of deep Water.

Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.

It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for the Thing.

The Gold I gather
A King covets
For an ill use

The Gold I gather
Is drawn up
Out of deep Water.

Like a shining Fish
Then it descends
Into deep Water.

It is not given
For goods or gear,
But for the Thing.

-- Rudyard Kipling, 1906



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