We and Crows | poem by Kate Finegan
"You say two crows is an attempted murder. For years after a research team wore masks for banding, crows scolded and dive-bombed people wearing those costumes…"
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We and Crows by Kate Finegan
You say two crows is an attempted murder.
For years after a research team wore masks
for banding, crows scolded and dive-bombed
people wearing those costumes. Even juveniles,
unborn at the time, inherited this fear. As a share
of body weight, a corvid’s mind weighs more than
yours. Crows wait for red, then place walnuts before
waiting tires, stand by and watch the green rush
crush the stubborn shells. On red, they scoop
walnut meat from pavement. Would I steal
fiber-optic cables for our nest, cause a hundred
outages this year? Would I pass up a piece of
bread, right this very instant, for a juicy morsel,
delivered later? Is this a love poem
for you or a love poem for
crows?
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