The Witch and The Rain

The Witch and The Rain was a short free-verse poem written by an anonymous UNSC Marine during the Human-Covenant War. It is thought to be the inspiration behind the naming of the operating procedure for the NIGHT WATCH Program.

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''As a child

''I was oft inclined

''To pursue with alacrity

''The tears of the sky

''Dancing in the falling water

''As a witch between raindrops.

''Then I grew older

''Losing my childish fetters.

''And yet-

''The urge was not gone.

''So I went to satisfy it

''Charging the enemy

''Nimbly dancing around their fire

''As a witch between raindrops.

''Now, I am old.

''My body decayed,

''The dancing done.

''But my mind-

''It is the witch.

You are the rain.