Ravens Heaven by Steven Craig The shore will perhaps know a bit more weathering A longer night than those that thrive in the mountains. The sands will be lined with the flotsam of the days tide Waving down the tan grains to the distant end Traversed by the tern and the sparrow. The gulls will laugh They know the upland ravens are seeking shelter The ice pelts them in the haunts that they make high in the cliffs. The mountain pines will sing with the wind It blows though the forests Yet the rivers are still running clear The air is clean. The sky is a darker blue When you are high in on the rocks Marked only by the lashes of the passing lightning And the scolding of the thunder. The arching limbs drip the caress to the soils The life that is nurtured will rebound Found with the coming of the spring. The bay will already have begun its warming There are trailing vapors rising in the early morning sun As the rays melt the frost. The waves will catch the glint of the sunrise The minnows will swarm close to the warm shore. On the distant line that marks the horizon The clouds will build once more To rush to the landward in a whirlwind Past your door it will sail to the mountains once more. The ravens will rejoice with the droplets Those that will speckle their feathers Making them the clean ones As the wind lifts their wings. From that vantage They will see the bay far to the East A blue line On a bluer line That is their heaven. 12/30/2007 Posted on 12/31/2007 Copyright © 2024 Steven Craig Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Michelle Angelini on 01/01/08 at 02:51 AM If I could somehow be within the heart of each part of nature you mentioned and fly with the raven to float on thermals - I think this would fulfill a heart's desire. I am enchanted by your words and they touched me to the deepest part of my spirit. Ravens are incredible bird - beautiful and intelligent. Nature is in my soul - my mantra. I love this poem! ~Chelle~ Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2024 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)