The Raven

Crystalline blanket wrapping arms,

Reaching for the sky

The air seeps tiny jewels

Season reminders fly

 

Snow & ice that hide the way

My escape is near impossible

At least today

 

Treacherous livid Raven!

Judge of the land

Cries his lunacy in the woods

Of which no human will stand

 

Jagged peaks that hide the sun

Most the day in darkness I run

Snow & ice that hide the road

I, a fugitive

Carry my load

 

Joni James 1981 Anchorage Alaska