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Poem by Elise Dirlam-Ching</FONT></P>
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We follow from the source to the river<BR>
to the mouth of the great water,<BR>
the great water whose sides heave to the sky's end,<BR>
whose eyes blink on every wave like stars,<BR>
whose body is deep as the night.<BR>
Who is friend or god in this mystery?<BR>
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I know many:<BR>
hairless human, soul-eyed seal,<BR>
otter child who never grows old,<BR>
salmon with skin of silver suns<BR>
and caribou who move like ghosts<BR>
across the twilit tundra.<BR>
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But the Raven here prevails.<BR>
The Old Ones say it was he who first made<BR>
a world of love and comfort<BR>
that knew no war nor death<BR>
nor troubled heart nor vermin<BR>
nor leaking boat nor pestilence,<BR>
but then from boredom wrought his mischief,<BR>
our familiar and constant mate.<BR>
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That same one, wise as he is foolish,<BR>
in kindness and treachery<BR>
accompanies the firm of heart.<BR>
He shows us prey to share the spoils,<BR>
summons wind and storm and sorts <BR>
the stars scattered on the night<BR>
like drops of mist on his obsidian wings.<BR>
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Some call the Raven a friend who is not true.<BR>
But what is truth in the sea and land of the wild?
It is not promise nor loyalty nor certainty of reward<BR>
but a nudge that keeps our wits honed <BR>
as the flint upon the arrow to pierce <BR>
certain the flesh for the sharing of souls.</FONT></P>
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