Selected Poems

by 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482719932
• ISBN13: 9781482719932
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 52 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"