{"id":43303,"date":"2019-12-02T02:35:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T02:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=43303"},"modified":"2019-12-02T02:38:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T02:38:47","slug":"gothic-crows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2019\/12\/gothic-crows\/","title":{"rendered":"Gothic crows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is certain hero worship<br \/>\nBetween the crows today<br \/>\nThe frosty branches<br \/>\nCrisp and white<br \/>\nSees consternation play<br \/>\nOut each flying foray<br \/>\nWizards in a way<br \/>\nSpectacular and observing<br \/>\nAbout their grand display<\/p>\n<p>bewilderingly  obvious<br \/>\nThey gasp they gawk they scream<br \/>\nThere is a nobility<br \/>\nAnd unbroken line would seem<br \/>\nA dynasty of warriors<br \/>\nAmongst the flighted ones<br \/>\nChivalrous in battle<br \/>\nHigh born sons of sons<\/p>\n<p>Elevated and haughty<br \/>\nUpstaging everywhere<br \/>\nFull of self importance<br \/>\nA cockiness all share<br \/>\nPuffery and bluster<br \/>\nThe gothic crows have that<br \/>\nSwagger prance and glory<br \/>\nThis is where they are at<\/p>\n<p>An audacity and  brashness<br \/>\nAn impertinence next to boot<br \/>\nThey will come and pinch your vitals<br \/>\nSassiness to suit<br \/>\nArrogant and cheeky<br \/>\nFrightening in their way<br \/>\nGet a Murder of them<br \/>\nA reunion some say<\/p>\n<p>They do create commotion<br \/>\nAnd their blackness causes fright<br \/>\nTheir talons and their beaks<br \/>\nCould give a frightening bite<br \/>\nThey come with quite a story<br \/>\nShape shifting shadows sense<br \/>\nA great embrace of magick<br \/>\nAnd a bountiful defence<\/p>\n<p>Up in the trees<br \/>\nOr on the henge<br \/>\nTheir beady eyes are clear<br \/>\nOften seen as villains<br \/>\nAnd thus expressing fear<br \/>\nTo those of us who come upon<br \/>\nA murder of them where<br \/>\nThe forest darkens suddenly<br \/>\nAnd causes us despair<\/p>\n<p>A rapture of emotions<br \/>\nChampions you see<br \/>\nAdulation raucous<br \/>\nA true idolatry<br \/>\nBinge eating they are good for that<br \/>\nWhen they get the chance<br \/>\nThey wallow in indulgence<br \/>\nAnd insatiable romance<\/p>\n<p>The gothic crows<br \/>\nAre ready<br \/>\nAt Yule they will come by<br \/>\nOver stone henge<br \/>\nInterested in the rituals<br \/>\nThat apply<br \/>\nThe Druids in their many robes<br \/>\nFrom the sarsons they<br \/>\nNote the rhymes and revelations<br \/>\nAnd then carry away<\/p>\n<p>The philosophy of the corvidea<br \/>\nSpells on ancient times<br \/>\nAs brethren they are capable<br \/>\nAnd as the great bell chimes<br \/>\nOut across the frosty moors<br \/>\nWhere the ungodly be<br \/>\nThe wonder working covens<br \/>\nAs soothsayers they see<\/p>\n<p>Sorcery and secret arts<br \/>\nAn investment in their soul<br \/>\nsurveyors of the circle<br \/>\nCertain their control<br \/>\nA certain recognition<br \/>\nOf the ancient realms in which<br \/>\nTheir engagement and commitment<br \/>\nWhich Together they will pitch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is certain hero worship Between the crows today The frosty branches Crisp and white Sees consternation play Out each flying foray Wizards in a way Spectacular and observing About their grand display bewilderingly obvious They gasp they gawk they &hellip; 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