Sunday, December 14, 2008

The Yuletide lads - part 5

Spoon Licker
(Þvörusleikir)

The fourth was Spoon Licker;
like spindle he was thin.
He felt himself in clover
when the cook wasn't in.

Then stepping up, he grappled
the stirring spoon with glee,
holding it with both hands
for it was slippery.

English translation/Copyright © Hallberg Hallmundsson.

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