New Video Poem | 'What the Raven Said'

 Check out the new video poem, 'What the Raven Said' below from my novella 'His Last Companion' (available on Amazon Kindle and Audible!). Don't forget to check out my YouTube channel for more content!

What the Raven Said

‘I think I shall live forever’ 
said the raven to the world,
‘I feel infinite, matchless.
There’s a blue sky in my soul.
I am a restless ocean, a spring
bubbling up from earthly caverns.
I shall not close my eyes forever,
but build my nest among the stars,
out of reach, for all the world to see!
Eternal sleep will not catch me.
Let no shadow cross my path.
There is no end to me.
I am truly free.’
Death heard the raven’s boasts and,
for his pride,
plucked him from the sky,
for many had spoken so before
and many after him would do so again.

About this poem

I wrote it specifically for my novella, 'His Last Companion'. The book has several different threads running through it including the fleeting time we have and the question of what our work life's amount to. The Raven in the poem expresses the pride and illusion of immortality we all suffer from at times, with Death (just like the character of Death in the book) being a stark reminder of what little power we have and reminding us of our place in the bigger picture (here just for a little while and then gone, much like the Bible verses of 1 Peter 1:24-25). The original poem was much longer but I felt like what was left after I cut more than half away still captured the heart of the message. This is definitely one of my favorite poems that I've written and all came together in such a perfect flow in the moment that I believe it was Spirit led! 

[Learn more about 'His Last Companion' under the Book tab of my website!]