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A Few of my Favourite Things...

These are a few of my favourite Raven and Crow Etsy things (getting the hang of all this technomological stuff now):

 

 

Hope it works!

Mmm, Shiney!

The Twa Corbies - A 14th Century Scottish Poem

The Twa Corbies

A 14th Century Scottish Poem

 

As I was walking all alane,

I heard twa corbies making a mane;

The tane unto the t'other say,

"Where sall we gang and dine today?"

 

"In behint yon auld fail dyke,

I wot there lies a new slain knight;

And naebody kens that he lies there,

But his hawk, his hound, and lady fair.

 

"His hound is to the hunting gane,

His hawk to fetch the wild-fowl hame,

His lady's ta'en another mate,

So we may mak our dinner sweet.

 

"Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane,

And I'll pike out his bonny blue een;

Wi' ae lock o' his gowden hair

We'll theek our nest when it grows bare.

 

"Mony a one for him makes mane,

But nane sall ken where he is gane;

O'er his white banes, when they are bare,

The wind sall blaw for evermair."

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How eloquent! Ravens and Crows are one of my favourite birds - a single one flying overhead as I drive to work is enough to bring a smile to my face. I feel joined to them in some intangible way - their intelligence, their plaintive cry. There's no denying they have played a major role in the many cultures teachings and spirituality, and for this alone they should be revered. So I'm going to create a new category, and I think we should visit with our Sister Raven often, don't you? Caaaawwwwwwww.....