from across the field,
it looked like a pool
so black
like a hole to the center
of the Earth, a portal
through which you could
forget everything
as the foxes swept nearer,
like flames through the wheat
the black mass shuddered,
hovered above the body
like a vestment, then one flew
a single bird against
the sky
an unkindness
of ravens
to mourn the dead
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According to legend, after being martyted, ravens protected St. Vincent's body from being devoured by wild animals, until his followers could recover the body. His body was taken to what is now known as Cape St. Vincent; a shrine was erected over his grave, which continued to be guarded by flocks of ravens. - Wikipedia
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