Passing under the divine bodies hanging under the sacred 
grove that adjoins the temple
Uppsala putrefaction a sign of god's approval

Suffocating holy odour of the dead blessing the believers 
until the seasons end god
Of the gallows observing from within asgard watching as 
they make their way preparing
To send this slave into the spirit world to accompany her 
master and celebrate with the
Glorious dead

her master's friends
Volunteering for a heathen death hail the gods who bring 
up the winds making the flames
More intense decreasing the time for crossing over 
lowered and restrained strangled with a
Rope overwhelmed and struggling to breathe a ritual 
dagger plunged into the chest

Warm blood floods the lungs an unbroken gaze upon the 
face quiet and peaceful as the body
Is consumed by flames.