Black silk,
gliding night sky.
Eye for what shines,
high winter light.
Soul carrier
Carrion eater.
Long for the world
of a single lover.
Call.
Click.
Mimic the tongue.
Speak words
and ferret out their secrets.
What fires
beheld by such
ancient spirits,
call this world home
in form alone.
Soar
in the eldritch spaces.
Covet the glint
of gold and silver,
alone and in murder.
Emissary come
from the other side.
Speak of day
and night
and the stars’ transition.
Omen warning
and fair champion.
Curse of kings
and savior of nations.
Rest upon the world,
unassuming creature.
Fly with mystery
through the spaces of time.
HG – 2021
