Black crow

Black crow

You sang a song of woe

As you eyes shone with light

In the glistening sun

Beard of feathers

Mirroring life

The autumn weather

Reminds me

How sudden

The approach of death can be

And of the shadows that come down

When stabllity and joy are stolen

Gaggle of black crows

Circle within our mind

Breeding thoughts

Unkind

Black crow

I observe your raven feathers

With fascination

There are always messengers

Close by

Who knows why it was

You chose

To alight

So close to me

Was this

A message from above

A reminder that love

Only becomes so starkly vivid

At the moment of our own

Or a loved one’s

Passing

Black crow reminds me

Now your spirit is free

Of this place

Where earthly shadows

Eclipse freedom and life

While deep inside

The truth of your spirit

And all of these memories

Live on in me