Dularmögn frá eldri öldum
óspillt þögnin dró að sér.
Rímuð sögn af römmum völdum
rökkurfögnuð veitti mér.

Hidden magical powers from old ages
brought in by the stillness
rhymed stories of strong forces
haven given me joy at dusk.

Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, Selected Poems – Staka, TYR Magazine No. 3/2007-2008