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My Raven

February 3, 2014
By Writer_In_The_Dark GOLD, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Writer_In_The_Dark GOLD, Mount Vernon, Ohio
16 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found in even the darkest of times, one needs only remember to turn on a light.&quot;<br /> -Albus Percival Wulfrick Brian Dumbledore, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban


I was walking
While I was walking,
I crossed paths with a Raven.

The Raven spoke
He told me,
“You will not keep walking.”

I disobeyed
And continued on
Against the orders of the Raven

I wondered,
“Was it worth it?”
But I kept on walking

The trees stayed
But I did not
I disobeyed

The path ended,
So I was a trailblazer
Making my own way

The Raven spoke again,
“You will not succeed!”
Anger filled his voice

Fear crept in,
“Will I fail?”
My thoughts attacked

I fought
I made my own path
Occasionally merging with others

I believed
Solipsism, not preferential
Solitude was not my strong suit

I found
Perseverance rewarded me
The discovery of paradise
I was walking, and the Raven spoke.
I disobeyed, and I wondered,
the trees stayed and my path ended.
The Raven spoke again, and fear crept in.
But I fought, I believed and I found Paradise.


The author's comments:
Be a Trailblazer.

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on Feb. 11 2014 at 1:18 pm
Writer_In_The_Dark GOLD, Mount Vernon, Ohio
16 articles 1 photo 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Happiness can be found in even the darkest of times, one needs only remember to turn on a light.&quot;<br /> -Albus Percival Wulfrick Brian Dumbledore, in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Thank you!!

on Feb. 8 2014 at 12:49 am
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD, Irvine, California
13 articles 1 photo 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn&#039;t measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments which take your breath away.<br /> <br /> You are only as strong as your weakest link.

Great work! I love the message in this poem!