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Dance Of The Raven
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Dance Of The Raven |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
Dance Of The Raven By: Noah Eaton 10/14/01 Back in the day when the world was young Gray Eagle owned the stars, the moon, and the sun He kept fire and water to himself, from all people he loathed Leaving all humanity in darkness, in the cold There came a day when Gray Eagle had a daughter And a handsome man named Raven fell in love with her To win her affection, he morphed into a bird of snow-white plumage And she felt attracted to him and invited him to her residence So he saw the sun, the stars, fire, fresh water, and the moon Glimpsing to see if no one was watching, he made his move Clutching them all by his talons, he rose to the smoke hole Flying away to the people, making his debouch to his home Not wasting any time at all, he hung the sun high in the sky Guiding his flight across the ocean, in its mighty light Eventually the sun slept, so Raven hung the moon and beaded the stars Bringing him new light to see, carrying fire and water afar Finishing his pilgrimage to land, where trees and mountains embower Narrowing the heart of the land, he dropped the fresh water Giving birth to rivers and ponds and lakes Cradling the fire by his slender beak he'd dare not forsake And the smoke burned his feathers to a charcoal black And Raven dropped the fire when his beak began to sear at last Falling against the rocks, sputtering embers into the stone Streaking the lambent flame into the earth, warming his people from the cold And Raven rested on a branch, feathers all dark The Raven became this black bird, wisdom filling his heart Carrying medicine from great distances for eternal rivet Dancing of the spirit, for Raven feeds the spirit |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I'm going to start saving these for bedtime stories...charming and there is wisdom there between the lines! Thank you again, sweet Noah! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Noah, A wonderful write and I enjoyed the read. |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Noah..a wonderful story told so beautifully, haunting and wisdom touched. |
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