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The Black Raven by Nobody: 11:10pm On Mar 18, 2011 |
This is no tale upon tit or a praise of shameful wit but the cry from a black raven in the shadows of stripped soles in safe haven amidst shouts and retorts of clanging teeth to prune this forest of cactus with naked feet Snatch the roof from our head give us your seat of thorn in it's stead as we drink from this attenuation well at the close of this carnival of hell the dead lie among dying soul the dead beneath the dying awol The locusts are here again to take away the gain from our strain as they gallop in the meadow where they lead the way for another show set the stage for this sinister flag as we join our shrouds for a new tag We await the arrival of the horned Owl or even the red-tail hawk to steal from our bowl as we dance through blooming thorns and hole to bear this totem from post to pole from out of twigs and tree lumps we boldly scavenge in garbage dumps, Let's share in the thought and memory of Odin, while the hue of youth sits on our skin let's share in the tale of paul the hermit in all its rhyme and bit with voices singing in our ears, the potency of our charm and tears What good news will the tongue daubed with mud and dung, bring to the door of the poor, even when we hear the raven no more let's join our hands across this shroud to tell of what we learnt aloud |
Re: The Black Raven by 0393: 1:46pm On Dec 27, 2011 |
good work.would love to read more of your poems.i would also like if you can paste your work on my organization website. go to www.readmypoem. go to the must read page and follow the instructions.thanks.once again,it is nice |
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