My source is borne upon the wing of valkyries of gold,
They work their magic summer long then winter through the cold,
Once the black and golds are done I'm plucked with careful hand,
And left to swim among the shrooms until it's time to stand,
And in that time my power grows as was the hand's intent,
Til even mighty fall like fools when my power is spent,
Though fewer know me by the days, some think I'm in the past,
My history is far from gone, it stretches wide and vast.
What am I?
Is it
Mead
"My source is borne upon the wing of valkyries of gold,
They work their magic summer long then winter through the cold,"
Bees make honey
"Once the black and golds are done I'm plucked with careful hand,"
Honey collected by beekeepers
"And left to swim among the shrooms until it's time to stand,
And in that time my power grows as was the hand's intent,"
The honey is left to ferment into mead
"Til even mighty fall like fools when my power is spent,"
Mead gets people drunk
"Though fewer know me by the days, some think I'm in the past,
My history is far from gone, it stretches wide and vast."
Mead was more popular historically than in the modern age
I am fairly certain this is about:
Beer
Once the black and golds are done I'm plucked with careful hand
refers to barley and rye
And in that time my power grows as was the hand's intent
refers to fermentation
Til even mighty fall like fools when my power is spent
is pretty obvious at this point
and might I add, Nice Riddle!
Bit out on a limb, but:
Motorcycle
because:
My source is borne upon the wing of valkyries of gold,
They work their magic summer long then winter through the cold,
TT races (http://www.iomtt.com/), Ice Speedway
Once the black and golds are done I'm plucked with careful hand,
choose your own colors
And left to swim among the shrooms until it's time to stand,
motorcycles sound like shroom while moving
And in that time my power grows as was the hand's intent,
throttle is controlled by hand
Til even mighty fall like fools when my power is spent,
no fuel left?
Though fewer know me by the days, some think I'm in the past,
classic bikes
My history is far from gone, it stretches wide and vast.
harley davidson
