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Murder of cold crows ~ © 2012 Sigrid Saradunn
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cold crows checkered past
one stands guard, other crows wait
first in gets first dibs
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intelligent to fault
cold crows remember warm hearts
don’t forget to feed
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cold crows, hold grudges
they know who you are ~ don’t cross
murderous creatures
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siggiofmaine 
carrollstreetcrier
I like your poem. Crows? Now they know who I am? Aghhhhhhhhhhh!
LOL
siggiofmaine
I just realized today that the crows recognize my bright blue car…
when I slow down to take a photo, they scatter !
Will have to start bribing them !
FINALLY got a REAL cold crow photo today…the crows
in the street and a couple in trees, didn’t fly off right away. Brrrr.
I just read your note on haiku again…not knowing how to do it. The offer still
stands to give you a mini lesson on the basic form….
How I started was just writing whatever the topic was in 3 lines, 5 – 3 – 5 syllables
each line. Unless you are trying to do traditional haiku, that is a good start and works.
If you read haiku, you will see that is what most people do. I got along until NOV of last
year doing that !
AND you can google “how many syllables in…..” and you can find out !
Carol Carlisle
The Murder of Crows that took off from my house in California last month have made it all the way to Maine I see 😉 Great poem.
WabiSabi
Your poem brought the old Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds” to my mind! I enjoyed these and the information about crows.
r2a2r2j258
I don’t know much about Haiku, Siggie, I do know is how this poem makes me feel. Crows are a mysterious creature. They are dark, and they scream in their distress. Your poem reaches straight to the soul. I am not a fan of crows.
siggiofmaine
Berta,
thank you for taking the time to read the poem and write a response. Like a painting, haiku, any poem really, is hoping for a
visceral response from the reader…positive or negative. An honest response. I thank you for your honest response.
Peace,
Siggi
r2a2r2j258
It is a Great poem because it strikes me so much to the core; Right? Just because the receiver of art is not left with positive feelings doesn’t mean the creativity isn’t Great. Art is great because it touches the onlooker deeply. I believe your poem is Great to me, because is touched me so deeply. Did I express myself better this time? I’ll get better at this Siggie. Thank you for the help.
Sabio Lantz
Interesting view of 寒鴉!
Thanks for visiting my site
siggiofmaine
Chevrefeuille,
Thank you for the nice comment…I’m fascinated by crows and their antics and know more about them than I do other creatures…am never sure if the “murder of crows” is from fact or tongue in cheek ☺.
Chevrefeuille
Awesome triplet of haiku Siggi. I didn’t know about that ‘murder’ is a group of crows. Thank you for sharing.
Lolly
siggio, this is a great set of haiku. I love the play on the word murderous. I get it ; )
siggiofmaine
Lolly,
Firefly, above, and I, talk about the antics of crows often…and we discuss how it came about …our own theories from our observations.
Thank you for the comments…appreciate them.
brudberg
Ah, yes I can believe that of crows. Good and wise unless you cross them.
siggiofmaine
As I said to Mark M. Redfearn, people or old crows…be wary of crossing them. Old wives tales sometimes has a touch of truth to them as I see it.
Mark M. Redfearn
I think some people are just like the cold crows you describe!
Crow
siggiofmaine
I almost went that direction…people over birds, but my soul was…is…still reeling from the events in Connecticut and I went with the muse that was present from watching crows all summer while I worked.
artmusedog
Wonderful photo and very expressive haiku ~ great use of words ~
(A Creative Harbor) aka artmusedog and Carol ^_^
Thanks for coming by ^_^
siggiofmaine
artmusedog
Thank you for stopping by and commenting. Appreciate the kind words.
Tilly Bud - The Laughing Housewife
If that’s true about crows, then it’s scary stuff.
siggiofmaine
Tilly,
That’s what they say in Maine about crows…never cross a crow … young or old !
And a group of crows is called a “murder.” which is why I used the “murderous crows”.
firefly2173
I love this picture and the poem. Thank-you!
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siggiofmaine
Jfef…thanks. Appreciate your comment.
Sgigi