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Murder and Revenge

MURDER AND REVENGE There was once a man called Ben, Who was wed to a woman named Gwen. They lived in the country out of choice, To avoid the hustle and bustle and noise. Opposite their very big house, Were a huge number of crows, Which his spouse Didn’t like, A murder of them, Who flew around all day, Soon I will have my way Said Ben – Amen! Both mom and dad were afraid to let Young Benny, And their younger Lenni, Outside to play for they had heard that these Birds were rather aggressive, Both became completely obsessive! One Sunday afternoon, a crow visited their garden, Unbeknown to Ben, I beg your Pardon, Lennie came out to play, they made friends, She wanted to make amends, But her father rushed out and shot the crow Crows seek revenge, this he did not know! Suddenly the murder of crows arrived To grief for their friend, each carried, a twig, A branch or a leave, young Lennie put Down a flower, Again her Dad rushed out to grab her but the Crows surrounded him in a furious manner! Their mood was one of wrath and anger , They had marked this house like a ship Dropping its anchor! Ben had acted in an aggressive way, He should have then realized that he had Better begin to pray! The crows continued to hassle Ben, So they moved to another house which Gwen Liked, but none of them knew, that crows Have a definite form of communication, And pass on information, From generation to generation. They are so smart, they can outsmart Us all, Ben had made a wrong call By shooting a crow, for the intelligence, Of this inexplicable creatures Is surprisingly alike to human like features, And even though the family had Moved to a new abode, The crows were now in revenge mode Not for Gwen, Little Benny And not Lenni, Just Ben! So Ben could never leave his home and go outside, For the remainder of his life had to stay inside! The reason why is because crows handed down the The news of this killer to their sons and grandsons so If Ben ever put a step outside of his house A murder of crows Would force him back in, For how long, who knows!

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Date: 10/1/2018 10:09:00 AM
Once again, I'm entertained by your creative poem, Jennifer. There is a lesson to be learnt here: Sometimes a hasty mistake could have dire repercussions and haunt us for life! ~ Regards // paul
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Date: 10/2/2018 5:06:00 AM
Hi Paul, Crows are so scary, I would hate to run over one or hit it with the windscreen of my car. They are astute and revengeful, a frightful combination! Thank you for your lovely comment. Best regards, Jennifer
Date: 10/1/2018 5:37:00 AM
Reading this reminds me of the movie "The Crow"... Crows are very intelligent creatures. I have mixed feeling though, Bennie should have had a worse punishment than staying indoors! Kim
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Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/1/2018 8:37:00 AM
Hi Kim, We look at them and think, just another bird. But they are intelligent, revengeful and have close family ties among the murder. Their information and reason for their revenge is conveyed down from generation to generation. xoxo, Jennifer
Date: 9/29/2018 8:07:00 AM
The life sentence is punishing... hope the crows consider mercy for Ben...Nice message...All the best Jennifer
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Date: 9/29/2018 10:49:00 AM
Hi Arturo, I guess it is! But having done some research on them recently, I'd be very loathe to cross them! However, perhaps the murder will reconsider their unanimous decision, hope so for Ben's sake. Thank-you so much for your comment. Kind regards, Jennifer.

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