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Last night,

I was awoken by a raven

that had flown in through

my open window, and

perched itself atop my

book-case.

***

Who is there? I cried.

Let me give you what for!

But t’wasn’t human that

answered.

***

Said the raven,

“Dinty Moore”

***

Tell me, bird, I asked.

Are you an omen,

or divine?

Is this a message of

the future?

 Of what I have in store?

But my plea it went

unanswered.

***

Said the raven,

“Dinty Moore”

***

Wait, I said,

as suddenly I knew.

Dinty Moore?

The beef-stew?

***

Is that why you bother me?

Is this what you tout?

Is that why you woke me?

***

Said the raven,

“I’ll show myself out.”

***

part two

***

The next morning,

still in my kerchief &

night-gown,

I sat with a cup of coffee at

the breakfast pad

***

I lit a bowl, and

pondered my

passerine pop-in ad

***

… and how,

despite the intrusion,

I suppose some beef-stew

did sound pretty good.

***

When suddenly,

there was a tapping at my

window.

***

It was another raven!

This one dressed smart —

***

In a pressed white shirt

with black tie taut.

On a card table was an

e-meter.

***

Said the raven,

“Would you like to see a thought?”

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