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 the crows
tricksters of the unknown
leading her into the mists
where hills, castles, and orchards
take shape
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
the man can rest
forevermore
Poetry