Raven's Verse the Message For You There
Among The Dead
Raven's Verse
Long ago in far off days
Where here lived creatures long dead
And went more gentle and good
Upon this fair Earth led
Ravens flew and understood
E'en spoke the words of man
When His blessings were on him right
Now they will not –but they can
And must with the coming night
To bring sunrise to another day
Come here and sit near
Silence keep first
So I may give a little and share
Raven's verse
Listen with care
To the message for you there
Of her kind and their calling
Now as they fall from their skies
Around her whisper the souls of the fallen
And demand a re-opening of eyes
Collection of a debt
Communion with the wise
A new promise to be kept
Raven stood
“Grace!” said she
“And God be with you all we say
For e'en now we see
And know each man must find his way
To another way to be
My powers inform spells
Of a vision—a voice dream
My miracles effective tells
Powers that bring to life – I seem
To re-create the faintest echo well---
There is no breathe in them
Spoken into a void words
Hearts there is no death o them
In the Language Of The Birds
LISTEN!
Howling like wolves
Born of that wild marriage
Wandering witches
Like demons of the sand
Chant
The Wandering Witches Song
You were coming
This we knew
Whispered to us by the breeze
Streams from mountains
Told us too
Long before you reached the trees
Yet how could we see
The soul o you
Red with blood
And black with hate
Or would we welcome if we knew
The fear with which
You approached our gate
Or smile to face
The eyes that hid
An anger nothing could abate?
The die was cast
By the hour we did
We were possessed
It was too late
We saw the sword
Turn in your hand
We saw and knew
You were afraid
Of all you could not understand
So with our love
To you we made
The vow to which
Our strength was forfeit
By our promise to forget
The winds that whispered in us stilled
And those who did not pledge
You killed
We've come along
With you at head
To protect your reason from the moon
Our power to reflect your dread
Your knowledge racing to the tomb
Yet all was growth
Beyond your sight
For we are Masters of the Womb
We own the Spirit, Earth, and Night
And all that moves beneath the Seas
But know our time approaches light
For now you even threaten these!
D. Kuri
Copyright © Desiree Kuri | Year Posted 2011
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