Greenland In History. Poem by Tor Magnor Solvang

Greenland wakes, a land of white,
A star that flickers in the night.
America looks with curious eyes,
On frozen fields and silent skies.

But from North East, a wind blows strong,
A whispered song that rights a wrong.
Denmark, Norway, hand in hand,
Protect their own, their frozen land.

A thousand years, a Viking sail,
A story whispered on the gale.
Brave hearts that dared the icy foam,
Found Vinland then, and made it home.

Before Columbus, long ago,
Greenland's children learned to know
The shores beyond, the land so new,
A memory whispered, strong and true.

So Greenland stands, both proud and free,
A Nordic jewel for all to see.
And history echoes, soft and deep,
While icy secrets Greenland keep.


Tor M. Solvang