I Am a Raven

Crafty, conniving, sly and stately, I am associated with dead and lost souls, An ominous bird of yore spawning myths and legends, A messenger of deities in the mortal world, I am a wily mediator between life and death-- Dreaded but revered nonetheless! I showed Cain how to bury his murdered brother, Abel, Perched on the shoulder of the god, Odin, A royal resident of the Tower of London, I hobnob with sorcerers and saints with monarchs and mendicants; With beady eyes and lustrous ebony plumage I am mantled in a grave aura of foreboding. Take heed when I fly across your path, Perched just above his chamber door I made Poe fella famous evermore! Raven=magic, shape-shifting, creation. "Picture yourself as a Bird" contest by Andrea Dietrich