{"id":41861,"date":"2019-07-28T10:33:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T10:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=41861"},"modified":"2019-07-28T10:53:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T10:53:24","slug":"only-the-unenlightened-could-ever-put-them-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/07\/only-the-unenlightened-could-ever-put-them-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Only the unenlightened could ever put them down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firmness of purpose<br \/>\nWill to be free<br \/>\nIndependent and determined<br \/>\nThe Corvidae be<br \/>\nBeyond magickal really<br \/>\nMinded to say<br \/>\nResolute charmers<br \/>\nAn inescapable way<br \/>\nOf being together<br \/>\nA family of sorts<br \/>\nInstinctive and intuitive<br \/>\nWith predestined thoughts<\/p>\n<p>They are never just birds<br \/>\nIn their ebonised suits<br \/>\nWith their pliant regard<br \/>\nand receptive roots<br \/>\nResolve and tenacity<br \/>\nAnd relentless light<br \/>\nA single mindedness<br \/>\nA faith thats bright<\/p>\n<p>That governments kill them<br \/>\nGive license to those<br \/>\nFarmers and shooters<br \/>\nWith shit tween their toes<br \/>\nWith grime in their ears<br \/>\nAnd salt in their veins<br \/>\nAfter the money<br \/>\nThat ruins their brains<\/p>\n<p>A predetermined outlook<br \/>\nA family of souls<br \/>\nHallowed by custom<br \/>\nWith true guiding roles<br \/>\nThey are spells in the making<br \/>\nPredisposed to agree<br \/>\nThey inspire with their stature<br \/>\nTo a massive degree<\/p>\n<p>The corvidae certainly<br \/>\nPrompt me to feel<br \/>\nWhere the  ancient stones crumble<br \/>\nThat they have to be.<br \/>\nIn the henges and barrows<br \/>\nThey nest and display<br \/>\nGood fortune and favour<br \/>\nAnd a happy array<\/p>\n<p>Ignorance raises its head<br \/>\nSometimes though<br \/>\nPays them a disservice<br \/>\nWhere ere they go<br \/>\nBut those of us favoured<br \/>\nWith wisdom and grace<br \/>\nIn pursuit of our destiny<br \/>\nEach has the face<\/p>\n<p>Of an angel in charge<br \/>\nOf a permanency<br \/>\nOf a family of much dedication<br \/>\nWho be<br \/>\nsupreme and essential<br \/>\nPillars who will<br \/>\nEach fight their corner<br \/>\nWith momentous skill<\/p>\n<p>Alchemists working<br \/>\nIllusionists too<br \/>\nMany apprentices<br \/>\nLovers like yout<br \/>\nBe charmed every which way<br \/>\nBeyond how some see<br \/>\nThere is no evil eye<br \/>\nBut perhaps telergy<\/p>\n<p>Where the wise<br \/>\nHold their rituals<br \/>\nIts probably they<br \/>\nThe corvidae families<br \/>\nPick up on the way<br \/>\nThey never forget<br \/>\nWhat they learn<br \/>\nAnd they do<br \/>\nObserve all the time<br \/>\nThinking thoughts<br \/>\nThat come true<\/p>\n<p>In the curdling incense<br \/>\nSymbolically they<br \/>\nMay appear in the shadows<br \/>\nIn their homage and sway<br \/>\nAs the candle doth flicker<br \/>\nThe mind of the seer<br \/>\nMay pick up the voices<br \/>\nOf those always clear<\/p>\n<p>On the moors in the north<br \/>\nWhere the heather may grow<br \/>\nWhere the red grouse may wander<br \/>\nTis there that they show<br \/>\nFortune by observing<br \/>\nThose who dare snare<br \/>\nThe Harrier possibly<br \/>\nWho  might also be there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firmness of purpose Will to be free Independent and determined The Corvidae be Beyond magickal really Minded to say Resolute charmers An inescapable way Of being together A family of sorts Instinctive and intuitive With predestined thoughts They are never &hellip; 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