FEAST OF THE CARRION EATERS

FEAST OF THE CARRION EATERS, by Aidan Redwing

 

Upon the field

men set a feast for crows.

Choice cuts of meat,

are freshly slaughtered,

butchered, then abandoned,

to the care of the carrion eaters.

 

Livers and kidneys

are swallowed down hungry gullets.

Glazed eyes are delicately seized,

speared and swallowed,

washed down feathered throats

by blood like wine.

 

As the merry gathering grows

the raucous cries of the murder

fill the air with an awful clamor,

like drunken revelers

saluting their host.

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Aidan can be found telling stories of elves, pirates and other fantastical beings to any who would lend an ear. Aidan’s published works include The Wind Through the Fields (Heroic Fantasy Quarterly), The Highwayman’s Revenge (Pastel Pastoral Magazine, issue 1.5), and The New Moon Gambit (Gwyllion). Aidan’s poem The Highwayman’s Revenge received a nomination for a Pushcart Prize. When not busy plotting and scheming, Aidan also interns as an editor. If you want to find out more about this strange being, you can find them lurking about on facebook by clicking the following link https://www.facebook.com/aidan.redwing.5 , tweet them @a_redwing, or send a raven to a.redwing.writing@gmail.com .