Ódáðahraun

Ódáðahraun
forever and final
cruel through the ages
dreadful
yet you shelter the spores of life
the tiny seedling rests there
like the outlaw of old
when he hid in the hollows.

Ódáðahraun
so immovable
your time is not our time
came from the caldron
of fire
to the doggedness
of that which is.

Generations come and go
try to push you around
but one by one
umremarkably
they disappear
in lava
that once ran
in fire
and then set
in eternity.

 

Eigin þýðing/Dísyrði.
Ódáðahraun is a huge lava field in the north-east part of Iceland. It is named after evil deeds.