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Corvus corax
Corvus corax, my old friend,
Upon my shoulders you've often been.
We've trod the roads of every world.
We've marched beneath your flag unfurled.
Hrafn was the name I called
In times of old when horses hauled.
Now horses laze without shame,
And Raven has become your name.
Hugin thought he knew it all;
Munin did remember the fall.
They would search the world for me,
Telling tales of what they'd see.
But days of yore are long past now;
To no master shall you bow.
A wandering mistral shall I be
Letting none know or see.
He who speaks to birds must hide.
Ancient skald roams far and wide.
The raven sings in the wood,
But who still knows he's understood?
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Charles L. Weatherford (PoetryBase), 09 May 2003. All rights reserved.