Louis Shalako

Selected Poems Louis Shalako

The Raven Watching with a baleful eye A black scavenger, Sentinel of the sky Looking for a weakness, Looking for a chance Looking for an error, Young lovers, caught up in the dance With a shriek and a pounce, He seizes on his prey And another newborn baby Is safely stole away Lurking in the darkness Clutching a branch so cold Raven has the desperation of youth And the sour wisdom of the old In spite of all the raucous noise In the end he is alone And when I look out through his eyes I can see why he is so bold For the world is a big and empty place And the nights get very cold.