Lone Crow

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photos by E. Herd

 

Caution tape feathers
for the super-sized crow
what shiny things does he seek
in the city that never sleeps
he bewitches us and flies unseen
returning to his post
to protect and serve
a loner, but
not by choice
no one to roost with
in the dark glitter
in the city that never sleeps

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