Crow Poem by Gert Strydom

Early the morning dew shimmers
over the grass where over his eyes goes
where he is clinging to a branch
and his glance travels on and on

as if the entire world is his
and everything that can be prey on is spied upon
from where the sun is only colouring the horizon
and even a dot carries meaning.

When Cain killed Abel he was a witness
and came to his own element
while Abel's life did grow faint after a deadly blow
and over the animals fleeing in fear he was astounded

but was hungry with the first smell of blood
while the whole world around him did shudder
and his screeching call did quiver
while he wanted to tear and devour

when he did find a new source of food
and from that time he was a dark child
that wanders continually ready
on the wings of the wind.