Corvus Frugilegus
by Russell_Lehmann
I have always loved animals
And they’ve loved me back
My tender caresses
Make them instantly attached
The finest of animals
Would have to be birds
Wild birds, in fact,
For their beauty need not words
For several years I have observed
All types of avian
Enthusiastically watching them
Glide with the wind
I even feed the pests
Crows, rooks and pigeons
Tossing bread left and right
As they follow me in legions
But one day occurred
Such an unfortunate deed
When a rook nipped my finger
While I was feeding it seed
How mad I became!
I wondered just why
I wanted to strike the bird
And watch it drop before my eyes!
An urge of such hatred!
To see it writhe would be nice,
To hear it caw with such pain
As it gives up its fight
Sagacious I was
For I clenched the rooks throat
This brought me the joy
That I had such eagerly hoped!
As the rook grew weaker
He cawed one last cry
I felt such a release
As it finally died
After such an utter rush,
My vision soon left
My sense went numb
As I started to sweat
I soon found myself
Jumping out of my bed
Disgusted by my dream
Until I remembered what I had read
Just before I drifted off,
I read a short story by Poe
Which must have induced a phantasm
For it indeed induced woe
A story of such evil
And of delirious acts
For I feel you must be informed
If you are to read “The Black Cat”
©Russell Lehmann 2014
I sense some contradiction here, even before the dream by calling them “pests” even as you feed them. =)
Thanks for the comment. I used the word “pests” due to the fact that the majority of individuals regard them in such a way. I don’t see them that way, I just wanted to relate to the common man.
This is absolutely fantastic! Beautifully composed ❤
Thank you so much! I have many, MANY more poems I am going to post soon. Keep en eye out! 🙂
Can’t wait! My eyes are definitely ready, looking forward to reading it!
Keep being so incredible!! x ❤