Wind Song

“Wind Song” When the rain came it raised a torrent music, little by little, raised the levy light pebbles rolled over one by one took with them all their flotsam and jetsam leaves ferrying Black Ravens carried on Brook babbling listened to the birds scrabbling singing - “I am the one!" "I am the one!” Fed them bread and thanksgiving Fat and feathered their over fed pride sung Red Robin turned with the Wind, flew red currents away from the Aviary in full swing Spreading wings, riding on their Wind Song She sings She sings (Lovejoy-Burton, August 2018) "Home is where your story begins."- Unknown 1. Levy impose (a tax, fee, or fine). "a tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes" synonyms: impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather; More archaic enlist (someone) for military service. "he sought to levy one man from each vill for service" noun an act of levying a tax, fee, or fine. "police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the rates" synonyms: tax, tariff, toll, excise, duty, fee, imposition, impost, exaction, assessment, tithe, payment; More historical an act of enlisting troops. "Edward I and Edward II had made substantial use of the feudal levy for raising an army" 2. Levee an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river. a ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water. a landing place; a quay.