Raven Reverie by Valerie Parente
I had a vision
of a lady in a gown
but it was a bird cage
where a raven could be found.
I saw it all in a dream
a future I could articulate and pronounce
so I plucked a feather from the raven
and I wrote the whole thing down.
I believe in manifestation
and there were hints all around
like that feeling of remembering
when something new played out.
There were moments in my life
where a clue was said out loud
and I knew it was speaking to my soul
because there was no hesitation or doubt.
Every reverie
once suspended in the clouds
like a bird flying in the sky
that always ends up in the ground.
We bring to the earth
ideas from a place so profound
that the very act of thought
transcends all logic and sound.
– Valerie Parente (1-11-2026)
I keep on wishing
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