Read Poem: The Raven In White, by Timothy Floyd Phillips

High up in the mountain’s top to low in the valleys trade winds the White Raven glides like it’s a feather on a gust. Free as a newborn spirit aloft to cast its wings far and wide. The powerful presence of this epic bird has been known for millennia. The magical spell it casts upon all things living or dead is to be permanent and precise. The raven waits for instructions as to the special powers the bird inherited. They are rare in nature and a very special species. If there is fear the raven appears If there is pain the raven appears If there is no justice the raven appears, every good dead the raven does adds a link to the golden chain upon its leg. There is a young girl laying in the alley way with needles in her arm. The raven appears and takes the girl away from the place she was to die at. The young girl cries why don’t you just leave me be, I don’t want to go on just leave me be.

The raven has other plans and transforms itself into a strong tall man and he carries the lady to the hospital and inquires for her to get rehabilitation in her near future. It’s now up to the lady another golden link shows up on the raven’s chain for the good dead it performed. The raven is sure the young lady will survive and thrive for the rest of her natural life. And suddenly it’s transformed back into its original form of a raven in white. It’s not disappointing but it is sad to be transformed back to a raven in white. As the bird lifts off its wings spread wide as it glides on a coarse yet to be determined only fate knows the outcome and destination.

The white raven flies high in the atmosphere looking seeking out those in despair, those in need, those on the edge of life and ready to give in to their demise that they have obviously chosen to end their time on this earth in this realm currently. The raven takes notice of a lost young man wondering the dark dangerous streets with cuts and bruises and track mark scars all over his body. The raven in white transforms into a beautiful middle-aged woman with flowing blond hair and hands of gold for caring and caressing the boys’ wounds. The young man cries out what happened to my life what happened to my body why did I end up this way? I have been wronged, I have been abused, I have been burned and left to die in the alley and the infested streets.

The raven in white now a woman holds the young man tight and assures him there is light at the end of the tunnel he must persevere through this and gain control of his life and the direction that he is headed. It confirmed that the young man’s birth mother subjected him to unbelievable circumstances from being a prostitute to a thief to a mugger and worse. The raven woman now directs the young man to a church that is huge and tall and massive compared to his little body he is overwhelmed and starts to cry and falls to the ground and begins to pray. It seems that a spell was broken, and the young man is clean or cleansed of his bad doings. He will suffer no more, he will hurt no more, he is free of the evil that once possessed him. There is another golden link on the raven in whites’ chain. In one instance the raven in white returns to its natural state and flies free and the boy is left in the church’s hands and will be free from all burdens for the rest of his life.

The raven in white is guided by angels above and they know where to send the raven they know those in need and those that are on the brink of ending their time on earth or ending someone else’s time on earth. Many souls are forced and extorted to do horrible things to themselves or to others. The victims have no choice, their families are in danger, and it may end badly for them. Suddenly the raven in white transforms into an officer of the law and is going to guide a lost soul who is a prostitute on the streets of New York. The young man has been ill for some time now and he knows what the illness is he doesn’t want to admit it to anyone not even himself. There are wounds all over his body he is delirious and lost he has been this way for several years and knows that he has wronged many of people men and women.

He speaks of lonely nights lost in the gutters in the skull of the city in the belly of the beast. Forced to be and do things that he would have never done before in his life. He became hooked on the products because of looniness and sorrow. Now he is forced to do these evil deeds and doings. And he knows he has the killer virus in his body, and it has been spread to many unknowing people and they passed it onto other unknowing people. As an officer of the law the raven in white has many connections and avenues to peruse to get this person to help and guide him out of this darkness and out of this despair. The man finds comfort in the officer’s help and accepts the offer to get better and be a better person and he is assured his family friends and loved ones will not be harmed or hurt or killed or tortured. There is another link of gold on the raven’s chain. The raven in white has been successful and has made a difference in this person’s life forever. The raven in white returns to its natural state and form.

There’s an infant in a crib. She’s been born with an addiction to crack cocaine through no fault of her own. The mommy has an addiction problem and doesn’t want to face the facts it can take her baby’s life and her own eventually. She has been this way for many years to many years, she doesn’t know where to turn or who to turn to. Suddenly the raven in white transforms into nun in black and white. The nun took the infant in her arms and cradled her rocking her back and forth to sleep the baby’s shaking and shuttering came to a halt. The beautiful nun took the infant to the convent, and it was attended to and weaned off the crack cocaine that was in its system. The mom was admitted to a clinic near the convent, and she attacked her addiction head on and has made miraculous progress at getting better and coming clean. The infant had a hard time of it taking quite some time to get better. Its little body was ravaged with the side effects of cocaine addiction. It is known the baby has suffered from its mom’s actions and the mom is remorseful that she did what she did to the baby.

They both have a long road ahead of healing and learning and teaching others the right way to approach life after addiction how to approach self-awareness after addiction, how to approach self-pity after addiction how to approach forgiveness after addiction must be nurtured and tempered with kind hands and kind hearts and kind souls. This is going to require angels’ dedication to setting things right and righting things wrong. It will take time and energy on everyone’s part for this to work and for this to be permanent. There is one more golden link on the raven in white’s chain as it transforms back to its original state and beauty and form. The mother and child have entrusted their lives and souls and wellbeing to the raven in white and it’s turned out to be a blessing.

Everyone has learned a lesson, everyone has passed a test, even the raven in white has learned new ways and techniques to approach a serious problem or addiction. It turned out to be a good lesson for all. The raven in white soars the skies and all the levels through the clouds and through the winds known for carrying migrating birds to and from their destinations. It is a very intricate trail to traverse and navigate. The knowledge of the course is passed down from generation to generation, so the new life trails are traveled by the new lives and the old lives, and everyone has memories of it using it to their benefit which will go on for generations to come. While in this neighboring galaxy the raven in white would make conversation with extraterrestrials and direct them in peaceful and positive ways.

The raven in white now transforms into a gray extraterrestrial and begins to communicate with the other grays from a distant galaxy. The grays want to take over the minds of certain human beings and use them for labor on other planets like Saturn, and the moons around other planets as well. There is valuable ore to be had on these moons and the grays need laborers. The raven in white comes up with a plan to build a mechanical device that will drill for the ore and process it down to a usable source. At the same time the raven in white helps them develop a system that draws energy from the sun itself. Thew ship the raven helped create can get extremely close to the sun and draw up energy through a cylinder that has been engineered for this purpose.

This will save the grays from having to go from solar system to solar system looking for their fuel and energy source. Have it been known that the grays are hospitable entities and very intelligent way beyond a humans compacity to comprehend. The grays try to acquire how to have feelings like love compassion fear, joy and unity. The raven in white does not know how to transform these feelings for the grays. This is one thing that the raven in white can’t accommodate for the grays. The raven in white feels empathy for the grays and wants them to know he understands and will continue to try and find a way to accomplish this with the grays in the future. Through telepathy he assures them he will not give up on this quest. The grays agreed and said they would be on their way with other obligations they have to take care of. The raven in white feels like a gold link has been added to the chain. This is one she is proud of and feels close to and wants to remain close to. The raven transforms back to its original form and shape. This was a wonderful experience, and everyone benefited from the connection and meetings. This is one that the raven in white will hold dear to his heart for this lifetime. The raven in white is feeling the powers released from within he prays they last for the duration of this quest.

The raven in white is in free flight for a while and wandering around the world it’s free of worry and woe’s and it’s happy to be gliding safely without harm or foul. The raven in white receives a message and then is transformed into a bar tender in the worst part of a city and on the wrong side of the tracks. There is a young man with his head down on the bar and is crying in his drink, He drinks straight whiskey, and it makes him a mean drunk he wants to fight and has come close to killing a gentleman recently. He doesn’t know how he lost his way. He has lost his wife, his home and kids and now is homeless living in the alley they call wino lane. It’s a sad time for him and he wants to end it all as soon as he can. He has cut his wrist; he has tried to drown himself and he has got a gun but has not used it. His anger now is going towards strangers that have it all. He is so angry that they have it and he does not and killing them will make him happy he is delusional. Out of control the raven in white assures the man there are better ways to deal with his problems yes, it’s bad yes, its pitiful yes, it’s sickening. Through some therapy and guidance, the young man can turn things around, but he must commit to a system a clinic or AAA group.

It will be a long hard road with many twists and turns and boulders and potholes to get over and go around. This young man is going to be a special project for the raven in white. This is going to be the best for the young man to get back his respect for himself and others. This is going to be the right way to get rid of any anger, rage, fear, jealousy, it all must go for this to work to his benefit. He must be committed to this chosen course. It will all be gone with a lot of effort and persistence and faith in himself and others that are better off that offer their help he must accept it in kindness and thankfulness and gratitude. The raven in white feels the gold link attaching to his sparkling chain. And he is off again in flight to help another in need. The young man will make it just fine if he stays on track and listens to his angel helpers and his heart he will be just fine,

The raven in white is in flight soaring and zooming in and out the clouds. I am happy to have helped so many. It is blessed to have been given the power and energy to do so. Suddenly the raven in white notices that the gold links of chain are transforming into golden feathers on each wing one by one the links are transformed into golden wings on the raven in white. It is miraculous and wonderous and a moving experience. Each golden wing made the flight lighter faster softer. Many little golden links turned into golden feathers in a short period of time all the raven in white’s feathers were golden and pure energy there was no effort in the flight process. The raven in white was energized and powerful. Now it is off for a free flight. No worries no woes peaceful serein this is the life the raven in white thought, and this is where I want to be. I pray for all those I have helped as they will pray for me. I will guide them through the tough times as they will guide me to accepting my free will. I will always give it my all and I will always be there when in need. I will always be.

By: Timothy Floyd Phillips

February 18th, 2025