A Night Off

One day the Wine-God Luthil came
To th' city of Urd Thlol
To spread the glories of his name
To ev'ry sober soul.

They say the Wine-God Luthil went
To th' Wisdom-Goddess' hall,
Where Sendra's clerics, old and bent,
Lay under learning's pall.

Sing hey, the Wine-God Luthil danced
And flung his joys abroad,
And many knowledge-priests, it chanced,
Esteemed a newer god.

The Wisdom-Goddess Sendra came—
But not to scold or smite.
"Tomorrow there shall be no blame…
Let's party for tonight!"

Howard Blaise is a martial arts instructor and aspiring writer who lives in Utqiagvik, Alaska. Polar Night is his favorite time of year. Blaise is also proudly owned by an Alaskan husky who technically contains too much wolf to be legally owned by a private citizen.

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