Corvus

Blacker than the blackest

You murder the light

Your swarms turn a sunny day

Into a sepulchral night

Flying low and high

Scrawling satanic verses

On bright blue parchments of sky

Saturn's spiritual spawn

Cacaphonic clouds

Cursing good tidings to be gone

Concealing your cloak

Thick and repugnant as slime

Often faking a swan

In a sweet, silk-stockinged mime

Yet a mangled carcass

Thrown your way, will surely

Your true feathers betray

As you tear into flesh

oozing sinfully red and raw

A crow will always be a crow

Vengeful in its 'Caw caw caw'.

Author's Note

* Interesting fact:
A group of crows is called a murder of crows

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Dear Divya..
You're so correct in your strong, dark language and animosity toward the crows.....and your words fit perfectly to portray them ..at our house we have a bird feeder for the beautiful indigenous birds of the season, and who eats all the food? the crows...they hide in a tree near the house other and then swoop down and scare all the other splendid species....the sun peeks through their wings! love it!!!
Warmly, B

[DIVYA]

Dear Betty, Thank you for relating to this poem. Crows are now known to be very intelligent and social yet their habits (literally) make them seem so sinister. The soul shivers. Thank you so much, my friend!
Wishes for a lovely day for you.

[Betty Hermelee]

Best wishes to you as well, love the poem!!!
Warmly, B

[John Sullivan]

I've known a few crows in my time, and a few murders...

[John Sullivan]

That's a strange comment, I apologize. Still on my morning coffee, thoughts aren't quite together yet. Glad to see you're back tho

[trokanmariel33]

The consistency, got me to consider the content's internal philosophy. Well done on the ending, with the caw caw caw reference

[John the Baptist]

Somehow, the black birds have gotten some really bad press. People link them with death, see them as ill omens, etc. They're just birds, for God's sake! I can't help but believe Mr. Poe bears at least some responsibility for this.

[DIVYA]

I do empathize with crows. The most maligned bird of all. Just living their lives. The symbolic power though....I find it quite interesting. Thank you John, for sharing your thoughts. It's so good to engage.

[Chris Shaw]

Of all our avian friends crows and ravens are the ones I like least. Mainly because I associate them with the bloody history of the Tower of London. They remind me of death and sadness and yet they are most intelligent birds. I have heard they mourn their dead and a whole lot of other stuff you are more likely to associate with our own species. A dark write from you Divya on a day here blessed with sun.



Chris

[DIVYA]

Crows are considered inauspicious in or culture too. Interestingly, they're fed on the 3rd day by the kind of the deceased as they're considered to be close to the spirits of the dead.
Otherwise, these are the smartest birds in nature, have social bonds an never forget a slight. Personally though, crows nake me uncomfortable.
Thank so much for your thoughts and Interesting feedback on this poem, dear friend Chris! 🙋‍♀️💕

[DIVYA]

*by the kin of the deceased*

[DIVYA]

Please excuse all the typos....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

A crow always a crow...this poem makes me think of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
Swarms of vengeful crows attacking the town...
I really like your alliteration in this...the poem flies like those birds.
j.

[DIVYA]

Thank you very much for such interesting inputs, my friend.

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous work. Powerful writing.

[DIVYA]

Thank you very much.

[Sameeksha Vadisherla]

Evil will always stay evil, no matter how many cloaks they wear or tear. The true nature has its way of coming out, because it can't be buried for too long, right? Most beautiful, vivid and gothic depiction of a crow and it's nature. Loved it like always, Divya. Stay happy my friend :)

[DIVYA]

Thank you very much, my dear friend Sameeksha.

[Sapphus]

Crows are considered inauspicious in many cultures. You got that right. This poem says more than the obvious. You have a message for some kind of people. Am I correct?

[DIVYA]

Thank you very much Sapphus.

[Andra Davis]

So this crow has some power to change. Whoch is strange. But the lust is greater. Dirty can not be holy?

[DIVYA]

I doubt dirty can exist with holy. The crow could have never won against his lust and lies. Thank you so much dear Andra.