Monday, October 29, 2018

Crowing Closer

Okay. I have to admit that crows aren't my favourite feathered creature.
But they are fun to put in a rhyme and as Halloween draws closer, an apt topic!
Here we go . . .

A crow emerges from the mist,
Its blazing eyes can’t be dismissed,
I wonder as I have before,
What did he get his bad rap for?

Did he miss eating all his greens?
And then quit cawlege in his teens?
Drink too much cawfee in his life?
Forget to caw his loving wife?

Perhaps his drinking went too far,
Spent too much time at his crow bar.
No visits from ol’ Santa Caws,
For frequent and diverse faux pas?

Did his cawstume-wearing e’er portend
An inclination to offend?
And did his friends all scream ‘foul play!’
When they met to play crowquet?

The cawking did our bird eschew,
When fixing plumbing old and new?
And did he horrify his Folks
With cawnstant telling of bad Jokes?

When meeting his albino friend,
Call him cawcasion to the end?
And did he stomp the crowcus flat?
When angry, crowcuss like a brat?

For such a shiny, pretty bird,
His reputation seems absurd!
So, for the record, I dispute
The rapid loss of his repute!

‘Tis evening of a crisp fall day,
And shrouded figures come our way,
Please be kind-hearted, don’t demean
Our slandered crows this Halloween.

Mondays do get knocked a lot,
With poetry, we three besought,
To try to make the week begin
With pleasant thoughts--perhaps a grin?
So Jenny and Delores, we,
Have posted poems for you to see.
And now you've seen what we have brought . . .
Did we help?
Or did we not?

Next week, because the world's so tense,
We'll try to speak of common sense.

20 comments:

  1. Personally I like crows....except when they get into the garbage and spread it all over. Before we got the bins system I was cawnstantly picking up garbage.
    Great poem Diane, as usual. Common sense? I've almost forgotten what that is lol.

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    1. The morning cawrus all summer has turned me into a crow grumbler.
      Yep. Common sense ain't.

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  2. I am fond of crows - such intelligent, family minded birds.
    Loved your poem though.

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    1. I love them, except at 4 AM when they start their morning chorus! (Ugh!)

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  3. Appropriate for Halloween. I am not a real fan of the crows but my husband for some reason only known to him thinks he must have been a crow in another life!

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    1. Hmm . . . he must be smart. And sneaky. And noisy in the mornings!

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  4. Just when I think you can't top yourself, Diane. I've heard that crows are very intelligent and actually know us more than we realize. They recognize the people who live on "their" property. So fascinating.

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    1. Thank you, Laurie!
      In a city just north of us, they have a serious crow problem and a for-real 'crow hunter'. But the crows all know him. Even if he shows up in another vehicle. Dresses differently. Even if it's a new hatch of crows who have never seen him before. It's quite the amazing thing!

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  5. Crows "recognize the people who live on their property... " That shouldn't surprise me. When I lived on the ranch I was fascinated by a couple of crows who chased my dog, Sam. It wasn't out of meanness but seemed like more of a game for them and Sam. They were a fun group to watch.

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    1. They actually love to play. A sure sign of their intelligence. Husby blew off a firecracker last summer and scared a crow sitting on our roof. He flew up into the air, cawing madly. In less than 10 seconds, we had an entire murder sitting in the tree across the road, watching Husby. "They're organized!" (to quote Chicken Run!)

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  6. Oh, excellent fun, Diane! For a person not overly fond of crows, you have certainly written an entertaining and kind poem! I admit to liking crows, just as EC does - they are clever - but have noticed they seem to be growing bigger and bigger, which is a bit scary. Or am I shrinking? ha ha

    Common sense, eh? I've been accused of having none but it was many years ago; maybe experience can be a poor substitute for it? We shall see!

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    1. Thanks so much, Jenny!
      They are getting bigger! I think it's because they live FOREVER!! Dun-dun-duuuuun!
      Experience as a substitute for common sense. It SHOULD work!

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  7. I'm not a big fan of crows - but you're right - it's a lot easier to rhyme crow than albatross! Although I'm sure you probably could :)

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    1. Now I want Diane to TRY that!! lol

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    2. Challenge accepted!
      Behold the mighty albatross,
      Of all the birds, thinks he's the boss,
      He floats majestic'ly cross the sand,
      So graceful, yes. Until he lands!

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    3. LOL!! I'm not surprised that you could do it, but I am very happy :D

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  8. I love your poem and I love crows too :)

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  9. I love your poetry!
    My husband has tried to tame our crows and through him I have decided I'd love to have a pet crow. They are very smart birds.
    :) gwingal

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    1. They are! They can be trained to do all sorts of things. Sadly, when left to themselves, their great brains get them into a lot of mischief! :)

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