Seven Ways of Looking at Crows
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1.
Over the lake
two crows call to each other
unsung melody between them
2.
Walking at the road edge
two women rejoice
in the grating voice of a crow
3.
Grey, black; a spot
on the green, silent lake
a crow in the early morning
4.
Joy in the rough caws;
crow is her companion
before dawn breaks
5.
To all the chirping birds
she prefers crows
tricksters of the unknown
leading her into the mists
of imagination
6.
There was a time when a crow
was a man, a prince, a villain.
The gods punished his pride
with wings
7.
When the hermit dies,
a crow is close by. And then
he can rest
and in time
be born again.
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