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Raven's Plight
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Raven's Plight |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
From atop the trees It is easy to see Approaching intruders And Raven sits Waiting to raise alarm Once upon a time When the world was Still younger than Memory, all spirits Spoke to each other In beautiful voices One day they met And discussed how To divide the world Their pleading like Songs on the wind Until… No agreements could Be reached among the tribes So they began to fight Raven was fierce And painted himself black With ashes from his Slain enemies So he could hide in shadow To ambush the unwary As days passed Many were killed And Raven grew darker Until he was hit in the throat By an arrow. Having lost his beautiful voice He grieved as in fear He avoided all others But his own. Now he sits atop trees Watching for intruders Waiting to raise a raucous alarm And flee intruders How much like you And me |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Yanno...you tell the kind of tales, I feel I should be sitting on the floor while you are in a chair just expounding whatever came into your head, and trust me outside of the floor, here I am...another wonderful, wonderful tale, thank you. ~*~ Remember to tell someone today that you love them as tomorrow may never come ~*~ |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
What a neat story! Thank you for sharing it with us. Wonderful write! All writing comes |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
I spent some time in my younger days reading and studying native american beliefs... the way the tales were told is something I have tried to emulate from time to time, passing the kernals of what ever truth or wisdom in a story that tells why things are as they are.... no one needs spend time at my feet or on the floor, but they need to simply look around themselves to find the stories that are there...simply waiting to be heard and put on paper. Thank you for the nice words... I do have a few other such stories I will share in time.. but just like the idea of listening to the stories tell themsleves so too does the time tell us when.. Thanks again!! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
This is terrific! I loved everything about this!  |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Nice tale. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Loved the path of history in this. Yes, it is sad that we are always to be on defensive, in fear of each other. Seems as though over the centuries, things should have swung in the opposite direction. Corinne |
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Secret Whisper Member
since 2001-01-25
Posts 298Through the Looking Glass |
Very nice write. "We also know how cruel the truth often is, and we wonder whether delusion is not more consoling."- Henri Poincare (1854-1912) |
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