Contemplating Crows

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Thu, 05 Sep 2024
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Cautious crows with attentive eager

eyes, I wonder! Do they engage in

wistful reverie as I do; chance to

daydream on what might be?

 

Majestically they inhabit locally,

preoccupied with wistful stance

in branches of tallest trees, till

nearby disturbance brings them

back with ease.

 

Negotiators to antics of magpies

squawking, wings among leaves

wildly beating; misbehaving like

delinquents raving, crows then

dip and dive to avert the fighting.

 

After all the excitement they with

silence peck their morsels, assured

they're always first in line, pigeons

with caution do decline; since bold,

fearless hungry spirits are relentless,

survivors of fittest every time.

 

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Submitted by celticman on

survival of the fittest (and loudest). they watch you watching. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thanks for reading and the comment Jack. Crows are certainly fearless and arn't afraid to show who is boss..

Many thanks for the cherries too and glad you liked.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I love how you wonder if they daydream :0) They can certainly sit in one place for a very long time! And "attentive eager eyes" is a great description. That they can be both "assured" and "cautious" too. Do you give the crows in your garden peanuts? When my son's dad sits on the seafront, he says there is one which keeps going sideways to and fro along the railings infront of the bench, until he notices and scatters a few peanuts :0)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Good morning Di,

It fascinates me that your son's dad has seen a crow on the seafront, I've never caught sight of one when visiting the beach before. It's really only since moving to the house we live in now, that they've become prevalent. We have two that come down and feed, along with all the other birds. The crows always chase the pigeons off so they can get first pickings. I've never given them peanuts, but they love meal worms and the bird seed, It's a bit difficult buying bird food at the moment, as I have to depend on my partner to buy it, not that he minds, but I don't like putting on him unnecessarily, I'm sure the birds will survive fine from the other gardens.

Glad you liked the bit about attentive eager eyes, I often watch the crows from my window and see them sittting as if contemplating which was part of the reason for writing this poem.

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

they do seem to be rather bully-boys don't they? Some of the big seabirds seem so too - they are much bigger than I used to think. Do you have many magpies then? I didn't realise crows ate peanuts! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

back in the spring we had loads of magpies at the back of our house. When I'd be down the garden they would be making a right racket in the cover of trees, like they were squabbling, then the crows would come down and start squawking as if telling the magpies off. I might have got it completely wrong, but that's the way it sounded to me.

I haven't seen or heard any lately, but that;s because I don't go out in the garden much these days which I miss. I know what you mean about seabirds, the times when I;ve been on the seafront the seagulls will fight for food. I know the last time I went to Weston-Super-Mare there were notices saying: do not feeed the birds. They have been known to steal food from people.

I used to feed peanuts to the crows in their shells, the crows love to crack the shell, it's like an achievement, but it does make a mess. The squirrels also love them too.

Thank you for reading and I enjoyed hearing your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by marandina on

"Do they engage in wistful reverie as I do.."

You have captured quite a complicated avian picture there, Jenny. The hierarchy of birds. Word pictures skilfully assembled in your poem.

Personally, I rather like corvids. There's something profoundly mystic about them.

Really enjoyed this :)

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Paul,

I take your words as a real compliment that makes writing so worth while. I too love corvids, and agree that they are mystical,  but they are so rare around here. that I only have crows to see and write about.

I'm so glad you caught the image of what I was seeing.

Many thanks for reading and letting me know you enjoyed.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Yutka on

"assured they are always first in line", this is a great discription of crows, the kind of birds I am fascinated with (wrote once a poem about crows...) we have a huge walnut tree opposite with many, many of them, I love it when they leave for the night and fly in big flocks right over my house to unknown night shelters. It's a great spectacle to watch them unite with all the other ones around the neighbourbood....Amazing birds, and a great poem, Jenny!

Yutka

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Yutka,

I thought that must be an amazing sight to see flocks of crows flying over your house. We only have two that come to feed in the back garden, they are very territorial and will attack any birds that come into their area. I remember a stork flying overhead once and the crows even attacked it, the stork couldn't get away quick enough as the crows flapped around so very agitated.

Yes they are amazing birds as you say. I'm glad you liked this poem and thank you so much for letting me know.

Jenny.