> It's as if a memory-stealing heron > broods overhead while you drink > and steals your mind away. > I myself have been trapped > in that bird's feathers, > when I^[[[Odin|Óðinn]]] drank at [[Gunnlod]]'s home. - Alcohol is like a looming cloud hanging over you while you drink - It takes away your mind - where mind refers to your faculties such as - Judgment - Restraint - Common Sense - Temperance - Manners - Awareness - Of threats - Dangers - Information flowing around you - You're ears are closed when you cup is empty - In this stanza the **I** refers to [[Odin|Óðinn]] - When he tricked [[Gunnlod]] into letting him get to the [[Mead of Poetry]] - [[How Odin got the mead of poetry from Gunnlöð (stanzas 103–110)]] - And ended up drinking all of it. To steal for himself. - The desire for the [[Mead of Poetry]] caused [[Odin|Óðinn]] to lose track of time in his woo'ing of [[Gunnlod]]