Aidenn Nevermore Poem by Richard D Remler

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Be forewarned,
Take heed, be wise.
Make sure you've said
Your last goodbyes~
Before you venture
Out of doors
Along those haunted,
Craggy moors.

If you feel a something
In the rain,
Or hear the wind
Call out your name,
Hold fast, be still,
And wait the Bell.
Pray morning finds you
Safe and well.

For it leaves no footfalls
On this earth.
No cloven hoofs,
Nor raptor claws.
It is not bound
By what you think,
Your religions,
Or your silly laws.

It is not drawn
By your petty cries.
Nor by the warm scent
Of your skin.
And it cares not
Who lives,
Or dies,
Your innocence,
Or sin.

Be cautious
As a shaman's shoe.
Watch every thing
That watches you.
Be wise. Be ware
As you roam.
And pray the day
Guides you
Back home.

If it watches from some
Sheltered lair,
Pray it does not
Find you there,
And hope it does
Not hear your cry,
As foolishly
You tip-toe by.

Remember Aidenn nevermore,
Her walls of shelter
And her grace-
They are trapped beyond some
Distant shore,
Above this dark
Unhappy place.

Here, the heather
Reaches high,
Yet leaves no echo
In the sky,
To tease our cold and
Sullen breeze
And tap such
Shadowed mysteries.

So, be forewarned,
And do take heed.
Be wiser than
The wisest need.
Before this eve's
Unanswered prayers,
Don't let it catch you
Unawares.



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