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Raven The twilight morning echoed far Like crows distressed in fright such raucous wrought before the dawn what cause could be the fight?
Just then I heard a gentle scrap a rapping like a limb perhaps the wind had struck a match of branches rubbing hymns
Like violins a chanting call so softly through the door and tugged upon my heart to seek the ventures ‘yond the fore
Some shadow rustling like a crow of Edgar Allen Poe it seems I called it through my dream this early morning woe
And peeking out beyond the door the stillness of the air just crickets and a morning moon I sensed a quiet stare
“Who’s there?” I called into the dark It echoed, “Come ashore.” the phantoms of a child’s mind a wind and nothing more
I tucked myself beneath the sheets to lease me from this ‘mare as surely I had wished too much and said a silent prayer
I chanced an undercover peek Into the black of night a raven dressed in tuxedo, which gave a frigid fright
It stood in silent velvet prim and kindly did implore I’m here to grant your wish to you and ask, “Do come ashore.”
The golden eagle flew away to chase the crow decoy let’s go before the Wing returns lest no trip you’d enjoy
And our haste is swiftly made upon the Argent’s wing (Argentavis magnificens, believed extinct) let Papo bark from down below It’s time to do a fling
And SWOOSH! they flew as shadows black dispersed in twilight’s guise a distant speck upon the sky a grain it seems in size
T’was only Papo saw the site of Cuddy taking flight they left despite him giving chase he barked with all his might
The Golden eagle yelped and yelped it gave an urgent cry when coming home and finding gone the child was too spry
The eagle’s cry awoke the house with terrible alarm the panic stricken family did search with flaying arms
This, as they heard a barking dog alert us all aright twas only Papo saw the site of Cuddy taking flight
And only Wing could see the speck of grain against the cloud a grain with wings appeared to flap like linen or a shroud
This errant fragment in the breeze surreal as it seems twas Cuddy riding on a ship, which prompted Mom to scream |
