On a night such as this in a land far away came the Raven.

Joyously surfing the warm winds of night,

a breathtaking sight, such effortless might,

mocking the dusk with her spellbinding flight.

A luminous bird with jet-black bright eyes,

An aerial bomber seeking out lies,

The truth of her passion burnt holes in the sky.

She held close to her heart this message which bore,

"I'm a Raven of faith. I'm a great beast in haste.

I'm the very same bird of your ancestors lore!"

Our entire town cheered with no reason to fear.

And filled with great wonder, we all ran to hear.

She circled our village with precision and glee.

There were moments I thought she looked right into me.

And although it was night the sky was still bright;

a thrilling, quite stunning, brilliant white light.

She finally descended our ancient oak tree.

We gathered around; my people and me.

We made certain that all of our babies could see.

"Come hither dear friends, it's been such a long time.

My heart is near bursting to give you God's rhyme.

His word is His promise and now is the time."

As she started to speak our knees became weak.

Some of us fainted, a few of us shook,

but most of our babies just giggled and looked.

Our loving Creator expressing His mind had fashioned your souls

at the beginning of time. An infinite number of worlds came to be,

much like the proverbial flowering tree. He gave each soul free will

which you all possess still, so thanks for embracing me here on this hill.

Now turn your gaze high. Just look at that sky!

The words written there will make your hearts sigh.

'My treasure, my children, you are quite dear to me.

Everyone's here I am happy to see.

First may I say how proud you've made me.

You are my divine proof just how great love can be.

While other worlds plundered my great gifts of wealth,

you consistently used them with wisdom and health.

You have never waged war. You have never kept score.

You give all your heart, and when asked you give more.

You have treated this land with the utmost respect.

You have never shown hate nor callous neglect.

You have never preach lies nor righteous division.

You use all of my love in every decision.

When others defamed you, you sincerely forgave

and so all of your souls I'll most assuredly save.

Know without doubt we will never part.

For forever we live with the same beating heart.'

Then there was silence as our hearts filled with bliss.

It was a magical moment not to be missed,

as we savored the warmth of our sweet Savior's kiss

when the Raven did come on a night such as this.

02/13/2007

Author's Note: Night Such As This Re-worked: 2 13 2007 Los Angeles, California All rights reserved.

Posted on 02/13/2007
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