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The Raising Of The Trickster

from CrowLore by The Crows Of Albion

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The Raising Of The Trickster

When the western sky turns slowly into the colour of an old bruise
And the last orange streaks of daylight bleed from the setting sun
A cold white vapour swirls through the fields of corn its fingers prising apart the stalks
As the lands of Albion darken and strange noises start to crawl from the mist.

At the edge of the fields there sprawls a verdant forest
and there at its very heart sits an ancient gallows tree
The lost shadow of the long-gone rope has stained the earth beneath its boughs
where dead men are cut down and buried in unconsecrated ground

This is where the Council Of Magyk meet on the shortest night of midsummer
They discuss the business of the fey and make ready their preparations for the autumn slow death
This, too, is where the crows first tell of the coming of the walking man
And the prophecy that travels with him of death, rebirth and corruption.

A hushed silence falls across the gathering of witches, sages and gentle folk
For they know that this visitor sullies the true blood of the natural world
He is an abomination – a harbinger of dark forces and harsh winters
They know he will bring death and destruction in his dragging footsteps

And so – they hire the services of a trickster
A raven who will walk with the dark lord
And whisper in his ear promises of redemption
Which themselves will mask the true nature of deception

For if the scarecrow touches the remnants of the fallen
And steals from them their gold and silver adornments
His soul will be cursed and in that cursing will hide his downfall
And the spell, cast to enable his cycle of rebirth, will be broken

As the full moon rises above the trees
Their incantations can be heard in the towns and villages
The sound of mother nature weeping and wailing
The sound of new born hope

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from CrowLore, released January 1, 2021

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