Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Yuletide lads - part 12

Door Sniffer
( Gáttaþefur )

Eleventh was Door Sniffer,
a doltish lad and gross.
He never got a cold, yet had
a huge, sensitive nose.
    He caught the scent of lace bread
    while leagues away still
    and ran toward it weightless
    as wind over dale and hill.
      By Jóhannes úr Kötlum / Translated by Hallberg Hallmundsson
        Pictures/Copyright©Olafur Petursson

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