Crow Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Rooster	Bernard F. Asuncion	Haiku	Haiku	crow, poems,
	old john crow	Anthony Slausin	Free verse	Free verse	crow, old,
	Clover	John Crowe	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, fun, happy, sexy, silly,
	You'd think	Dominic Middleton	Free verse	Free verse	crow, truth,
	Tattoos	Tom Wright	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, age, humor,
	The Authoress - The Author	Lady Labyrinth	Romanticism	Romanticism	crow, adventure, mystery, romance,
	Play it Loud	ilene bauer	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, music,
	She used to be a Go-Getting Grandma	Caren Krutsinger	Narrative	Narrative	crow, grandfather, grandmother,
	Metamorphoses Into Poignant Womanhood	matthew harris	Elegy	Elegy	crow, angel, appreciation, daughter, devotion,
	HIS MASTER'S VOICE	Harry Biosah	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	crow, anti bullying, black african
	Home the Hunted	brian rusch	Free verse	Free verse	crow, adventure, forgiveness, imagery, journey,
	Birds	Kurt Ravidas	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, inspiration, poetry,
	Jealousy	Ibohal Kshetrimayum	I do not know?	I do not know?	crow, eve, evil, fairy, faith,
	My sweet dreamer	J.F. Briars	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, beautiful, bird, courage, devotion,
	MORNING SHOWERY PICNIC CROW-	James Edward Lee Sr.	Haiku	Haiku	crow, analogy, food,
	impromptu	Jeff Connelly	I do not know?	I do not know?	crow, muse,
	Carrion	Andrew Collinson	Narrative	Narrative	crow, bird, dark, nature,
	The Distant Broken	Diarra Boatswain	Free verse	Free verse	crow, loss,
	Old McDonald's Farm	Mike Hauser	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, animal, house, humor,
	The Tale of the Smoke Crow	Pippa Gray	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, spiritual, surreal,
	High fives all round - in Trump's own words	Robert Ippaso	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, america, celebration, humor, parody,
	I've missed because	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Free verse	Free verse	crow, how i feel,
	50 Words for Poe: Revenant	Lady Labyrinth	Free verse	Free verse	crow, dark, fate, freedom, gothic,
	The Bane Of Facebook Poetry Group Administrators	matthew harris	Free verse	Free verse	crow, anger, appreciation, courage, father,
	Irreverent Hotheaded Grinch	matthew harris	Free verse	Free verse	crow, age, allegory, allusion, america,
	Message in a Bottle	Julia Williamson	I do not know?	I do not know?	crow, future, introspection, life,
	NEW WINE IN OLD BOTTLE	Harry Biosah	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	crow, age, creation, desire, humanity,
	Did See Rudimentary	James Horn	Limerick	Limerick	crow, allegory, analogy,
	An Old Crow	Jack Ellison	Limerick	Limerick	crow, imagination,
	Unrequited Car Rearing Paramours Of Yesteryear	matthew harris	Personification	Personification	crow, adventure, age, analogy, creation,
	Verge of Death	Tinotenda mutindiwari	Free verse	Free verse	crow, absence, abuse, adventure, africa,
	On Graveyard	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Free verse	Free verse	crow, how i feel,
	Pirate Tale	Rhona McFerran	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, child, childhood, funny, humorous,
	BLACK IN THE DAY	Quondreika Cheatham	Narrative	Narrative	crow, africa, appreciation, black african
	SOMETIMES	Harry Biosah	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	crow, art, life, world,
	Werewolf Elf Dragon and I	Caren Krutsinger	Rhyme	Rhyme	crow, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
	shanty	Andrew Smith	Blank verse	Blank verse	crow, books,
	The Crow	Akham nilabirdhwaja Singh	Free verse	Free verse	crow, culture, environment, identity,
	Raw	Abdullah Alhemaidy	I do not know?	I do not know?	crow, adventure,
	Waking up to The Birds	Maureen McGreavy	Monorhyme	Monorhyme	crow, bird, dream,
	Take the Kings shilling	NEIL ALEXANDER	Verse	Verse	crow, war,
	The forth Coming	Tahira Parveen	Free verse	Free verse	crow, bible, blessing, children, christian,
	Crow Mornings 2	Linda Milgate	Narrative	Narrative	crow, nature, winter,
	South Africa 2019	Kai Michael Neumann	Free verse	Free verse	crow, farewell,
	Wintertide Touch	Eve Roper	Roundel	Roundel	crow, winter,
	impromptu	Jeff Connelly	I do not know?	I do not know?	crow, muse,
	AND SO IT BEGINS	Anisha Dutta	Tanka	Tanka	crow, 7th grade, bird, care,
	Crow Mornings	Linda Milgate	Free verse	Free verse	crow, bird, life, nature,
	My Dove Flew Away	Bobby May	Free verse	Free verse	crow, break up,
	Valentines Day Always Found Me Quiver	matthew harris	Free verse	Free verse	crow, angel, bird, confidence, growing

Crow Poem Example

The Stone

The Tale below was carved one night
Upon the Stone, by candlelight
...most won’t believe, but some just might
.........most won’t believe, but some just might



                         Preface

Well James made Beth his lovely bride
(And angels smiled, though teary eyed)
...their bodies bound, their spirits tied
.........their bodies bound, their spirits tied

Upon her hand, a shimmer shone,
As bright as blood, a ruby Stone 
...and brighter still, as love had grown
.........and brighter still, as love had grown

Soon James was sent to man a sail
So Beth removed her wedding veil
...her eyes were moist, her face was pale 
.........her eyes were moist, her face was pale

“Well, I’ll be here when you return”
Said Beth to James, who kissed in turn
...a kiss that made her body burn
.........a kiss that made her body burn



                         BETH’S TALE

1.              The Dream

One night, within a dream deformed,
The cawing of a Crow informed
“...the Ship was struck where winter stormed
.........the Ship was struck where winter stormed

Midst winds and waves the thunder boomed
The Ship of Death was surely doomed
...the sea engulfed, the surf entombed
.........the sea engulfed, the surf entombed

Your James… deceived by Davy Jones! 
With spirit freed, his flesh and bones
...now rest amongst the ashen Stones
.........now rest amongst the ashen Stones” 



2.               The Quest

Awoken by the ebon Wight
And beckoned by the baneful bight
...I left before the morning light
.........I left before the morning light

Throughout the realm I rode a roan
Until, in time, I reached the Stone
...where shades in dreams of darkness groan 
.........where shades in dreams of darkness groan 

While skipping up and down the sky
A missing moonbeam mocked my eye
...enough to make a Swallow cry
.........enough to make a Swallow cry

For someone stole a star or two
And something else that fate withdrew -
 ...my jewel of joy, my James Bijou   
.........my jewel of joy, my James Bijou

The shadows of the evening swelled
Where demons of the dusk had dwelled
...and in the far, a vesper knelled
.........and in the far, a vesper knelled

The Stone, beneath the sky, stood cold -
Between the runes, a vapour strolled
...a cloak of fleecy fog consoled
.........a cloak of fleecy fog consoled

A Raven on a branch, enthroned,
Her wings waved once, a wail intoned
...beyond the bay, a banshee moaned
.........beyond the bay, a banshee moaned

I lay beside the Stone, his bride
I lay beside the Stone and cried
...but were it I, instead, that died
.........but were it I, instead, that died

The rainbow of the moon fell dim
A midnight Swan soon ceased to swim
...as if to hide all hint of him
.........as if to hide all hint of him

Between the willows in the swale
Bewailed a Bird, a Nightingale
...which left me faint, my body frail
.........which left me faint, my body frail



3.              Contact

I felt him breathe within a breeze  
Responding to my anguished pleas
...and leaves blew by abandoned trees
.........and leaves blew by abandoned trees

“Eternal love, my darling Beth” 
Enshrined within a final breath 
...re-echoed from the Ship of Death
.........re-echoed from the Ship of Death 

The Stone lit up a ruby sheen
And clouds were kindled crystalline
...with consequences, unforeseen
.........with consequences, unforeseen

Above, a wretched Raven soared
To where the Ship of Death’d been moored
...below, the icy ocean roared
.........below, the icy ocean roared



4.               Release

I’m joined with James beneath the Stone,
Though to the Ship my spirit’s flown,
...for nevermore to be alone
.........for nevermore to be alone



                         Epilogue
That night the wayward winds were weird 
The Ship of Death had disappeared
...coyotes called and mortals feared
.........coyotes called and mortals feared

At dusk, the craven shadows crawled
At dawn, the winds of mourning called
...upon the Stone two names were scrawled
.........upon the Stone two names were scrawled

The Raven sits, with wings outspread,
Atop the Stone which shades the dead
...it sometimes shimmers ruby red
.........it sometimes shimmers ruby red



                         Epitaph
Between the sounds, where silence seeps,
Their love lives on and never sleeps
...and yet, the weeping willow weeps
.........and yet, the weeping willow weeps

Poem Copyright © Terry O'Leary