. Balder's death and Loke's punishment . rt. Dost remember? Now ours is the sport, thine the torment; And remember the pain of thy victims! His base deeds to remembrance they brought In wrath, and for vengeance, To requite ill with ill in like measure. For so it seemed good to the Asas To torture their prisoner, Loke. but his wife, To all save his sad-eved wife Sieyn. Sigyn, in J . S^ mercy lo her tender heart, wise in sorrow, No rejoicing it brought that LokeMust sine; that terrible son<r LORES PUNISHMENT. 33 pleads forhim. reproachesthe Asaswith theirown wrongdoing, In torment, but she pi
. Balder's death and Loke's punishment . rt. Dost remember? Now ours is the sport, thine the torment; And remember the pain of thy victims! His base deeds to remembrance they brought In wrath, and for vengeance, To requite ill with ill in like measure. For so it seemed good to the Asas To torture their prisoner, Loke. but his wife, To all save his sad-eved wife Sieyn. Sigyn, in J . S^ mercy lo her tender heart, wise in sorrow, No rejoicing it brought that LokeMust sine; that terrible son<r LORES PUNISHMENT. 33 pleads forhim. reproachesthe Asaswith theirown wrongdoing, In torment, but she pitied his pain,An added weight to the woesOf a world but too woful without soul was sad as she heard her mood: Oh Father, oh brothers, have pity!Our world is too heavy with sorrowTo wring one cry that is needlessFrom the bitter breast of a captive,Long bitter with wrongs ye inflictedOn those dear to him, as his Loke is bound and harmless,And Lokes children are outcast,The Wolf, and Hel. and the and an-nounces herpurpose to SIGYN, LOKE AND THE SERPENT. Enough let it be that the safetyOf Asgard and Earth are assured—The brave never injure the helpless. .. .Leave Loke to me, give your perhaps, some day in the Future—Perhaps—for he may repent him— stay with him. Perhaps I may bear to glad Valhal 34 LOKES PUNISHMENT. A word for peace and not—but let me not think it—Still here will I stay,And will labor to lessen his anguish;And still I can hope for a whisperOf love, that will long to be voicedWhen it wakens to life, toward one. .. .And toward all. .. .In mercy now .I will bear it! The Asas were touched by her pleading, That goddess so sad and devoted; The laughter died from their voices, And their taunting, scornful and biting, Lay hushed on their lips into silence. And pity entered their hearts For Loke, that he must be lorn Of her love, that his heart had cast from him. . And awe came upon them
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