Crow’s Day Off
Crow woke early.
He had a surfeit of worms; the nest was in good repair.
The whole day stretched in front of him,
like a sweep of clear blue sky.
Today, he would take his time.
Maybe he wouldn’t head straight to Bob’s to watch the game,
but go and hang out in the meadow for a while
or have a little flap over to the brook.
Yeah, maybe today he’d take the scenic route.
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The Crow Ted Hughes never knew!
smart old crow. There is a place here in Canada, in the northern part of Yukon Territory, called Old Crow. Inaccessible by road and and it would be a long and arduous walk. Thus, you fly… a scenic route.
That’s very excellent.
😉