Since morning, he started caw caw
On the plush white minaret
Too loud for other creatures
Despite being useless, why is he shouting?
Who exactly assaulted him?
No, nothing of the sort.
He frequently shouts in this manner
to attract attention and complains
while acting the victim.
Despite being intelligent and smart,
he nevertheless maintains an illusion
that someone is harming him.
A stone was thrown at him
after showing patience for a while
in order to scare him away.
He took off while yelling 'caw caw caw.'
Fantastic satire, I liked this kind of poem which makes you think hard. It can be applied to those who play victim of nothing...
Sometimes I can't quite figure out why crows do what they do. I wrote a prose effusion on the actions of three crows. Maybe you'll find it interesting: AN ANECDOTE ABOUT THREE CROWS.
Based on an observation of animal behavior, you effectively point out a human foible. I like the natural way you handle this. After all, there is no absolute distinction between human nature and animal-like characteristics.
Ha ha. 'He took off while yelling 'caw caw caw.' ' 'took off' could mean, 'flew', 'ran', 'walked', 'jumped', 'crawled' etc. HOW do I KNOW WHICH poem character 'took off'? ? The Raven? The Stone-thrower? : ) bri
Rajan, I give 4 stars. But IF I were the poet here, I'd probably try some rhyming, and I'd break it into at least 2 stanzas/sections, not necessarily with equal numbers of lines.
line 2: I wonder if the 'minaret' is 'white' due to the raven(s) on its roof. line 10: Again I see a resemblance of the bird to me: ' ntelligent and smart', though intelligence may just be smartness, but to a hight magnitude of smartness?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Nice observation on the crow. Interesting poem
Thanks Indira, Just mt view-point.
Thanks Indira.