Crow

I wrote this small piece for my friends at Evolver (drop in to Evolver.net if you have a chance) and was surprised by how passionately people feel about these birds. Here's the interesting thing: the crow seems to have a different significance for each individual, perhaps more than any other creature. They are emblems, myths, symbols, omens, delights and just plain birds, along with many other things. Should we let them be? Not until the day comes when we can let our own humanity be..

CROW

 ~The crows are bearers of light and hope and promise. Each and every one lifts straw or twigs to the nest. When is a crow silent? When it is building. Sunlight flashes on the underside of their wings. They slalom miraculously through the branches. They career round corners of the wind. The treetops are eager for them, bursting into the upper light. There is genius in their working - magical, canvas-filling skill. In what sphere did they learn their gifts? The god of crows is living here and now. I stand in its presence, a pupil of origins, groping for words to express its being. There is no other prayer worth raising on this day. Crow.

Jay

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