Eternal Warrior

I am ever as I am, no older
for all the turning of days and years,
a Valkyrie tapped upon my shoulder

and bid me follow, swallow my fears
of the fate waiting in the Golden Hall,
for all the turning of days and years

are nothing to those who answer the call
to be warriors in life and, after, serve
out their fate waiting in the Golden Hall

honing blades and polishing the curve
of great bows as they continue
to be warriors in death and, after, serve

valiantly in the All-Father's retinue,
riding forth, as one, for the Final War
dodging great blows as they continue

unchanging, just like me, for
I am ever as I am, never any older
then that day when, in the midst of war,
a Valkyrie tapped upon my shoulder.