To a Raven

Fearless Raven, soaring in
the rich, dark chasm—
that world of shadows, echoes,
cliffs and crags chaotic,
the void of subtle stirrings in
a quintessential midnight—
Make some room for me
on your old, straight wings.
I, too, need to sense
lightning piercing stardust,
galvanizing mountains,
stoking distant thunder.
Let me catch a breath
of your pure, primeval air,
exotic and unshackling
latent, raw, unbounded.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Chamberlain Avatar
July 14, 2021 at 3:11 AM
Dear raven make some room for me also. :-) I love your poem. Thank you for sharing.
Lusardi Avatar
July 12, 2021 at 10:39 PM
* lightning piercing stardust* Im there, what a moving line, the whole poem is a wonderful, soul moving, work.
Gauthier Avatar
June 2, 2021 at 10:17 PM
Lovely poem, Carol ~
Mays Avatar
June 8, 2021 at 6:49 PM
Thank you.
Delaney Avatar
April 21, 2019 at 7:06 AM
Wonderful poem, Carol. “ Make some room on your old straight wings for me.” Wonderful line. Better than a dream. Happy Easter and thank you for your uplifting visits. Hugs, Suzanne
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April 2, 2019 at 6:03 PM
Dear Carol. I stumbled onto your poem To a raven, and felt it fitted well a small series of photograps I posted on Instagram, of course with reference to you. Do you by any chance have an instagram name that I can refer to? Regards, Ingimundur See https://www.instagram.com/p/BvxS7vyg0wU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Mays Avatar
April 2, 2019 at 9:19 PM
No, I don't have an Instagram account, but you are welcome to use my poem. Glad you like it.
Deschler Avatar
March 18, 2018 at 8:02 PM
If only we could fly, there would be so much more adventure and freedom to be found in our lives ... I loved this poem, Carol! The dark imagery is just so magical, so beautiful and truly uplifting ... Great writing!
Mays Avatar
March 20, 2018 at 6:18 PM
Hi, Kelly--Thanks so much. I'm glad you also can tune into the magic I was trying to convey.
Gupta Avatar
December 10, 2017 at 10:30 PM
Love the poem ... Me too need to sense the dense earth ...
Mays Avatar
December 11, 2017 at 5:06 PM
Thank you again.
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