"One for sorrow, two for joy..." -- traditional counting rhyme for "black birds in a tree."

Let me find, Mr. Blick, a medium
That shows you why my heart is full of crows:

The inky oceanic wave-swells of wings in motion.
The saurian head tilt.
The barking hoarse calls full of omen and laughter and despair, half cheer, half jeer.
The swell and fall of ( Read more... )

Inspired by this XKCD. Because obviously, the backstory of this strip is a romance between a stargazing monk and the queen of Faerie. Tune is almost certainly subconsciously plagiarized.

I met a mortal monk,
Bearing books, glass, and charts,
And we talked until dawn,
Watching heaven's bright arts,
He thought me a mere dream,
A fancy of air,
But next night ( Read more... )