A Constant Presence

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The time of the crow is never ending.

The crow will die, and a new one will take its place, but the circle of life, the circle of guarding the stones will always be.

The crow will announce your presence with each step that you take.

Once you enter this sacred ground you are always under constant watch.

Come and mourn, come and pay your respects, come and remember how things were back then.

Cry from deep within your soul about the loss that tore you apart.

These are all things the crow bears witness to as all the fellow breathing vessels remember the love of those who have passed.

The crow will watch over these stones and be a constant presence for their eternal sleep.

— Nicole Barden 4/26/2021

Originally published in iPoetry on Medium