The Crow

For NapoWrimo: Day 1
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sound, silence, break, proclaim, admit, begin

The suggestion was to write about breaking silence.

The Crow

Came every morning,
cawing and cackling
his way through my
waking moments.

A symbol of higher law
than that made by men.
Must admit I listened, trying
to learn his language. He

proclaimed new beginnings.
Dawn overcoming night. Darkness
broken by light. Sound of creation
putting an end to silence.

So I opened my window
and whispered, “I hear you.”
He spread his wings, left,
seeking another in need

of his message.

Elizabeth Crawford 4/1/2016

Notes: True story. When I first moved to my new place, I was exhausted and did little except play on my computer. The crow (named Jocko), came each day to talk to me. I finally settled down and began reading about crows and what they represent. I already knew they were a symbol of higher law. What I didn’t know was why that was so. Crow, like all birds, is a spiritual messenger. His message is about Creation (creativity). How, at the moment of creation, that energy brings light to the surrounding darkness. I began writing daily again, and creating templates which I color. Jocko still visits occasionally and when I hear him, I smile and nod my head, telling him “Thank you.”