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Article: Of Crows.(Poetry)(Poem)(Brief article)
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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Of Crows
"The beauty of crows should not be forgotten.
When colored bullets race down the road's black veins,
"Their short, broad wings deliver them skyward.
A crow's tastes are unsentimental, a testament
To the infinite hunger life wants satisfied.
One must be willing to consume the whole world.
Of the crow's tool-making, little needs to be said.
More fascinating is their discernment, how they use them
Only when beak or talons will not otherwise suffice.
When Noah received the olive branch from the dove,
He wept, not for joy, but for his lost crow,
The beloved bird that played games with straws. ...