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.