High in a tower, <br />Filled with woe, <br />A girl there dwells, <br />Who wishes to go, <br /> <br />She calls aloud, <br />For help to come, <br />A crow arrives, <br />To give her some, <br /> <br />The crow replies, <br />'I can't do better, <br />I cannot lie, <br />But you have a letter, ' <br /> <br />'One of reprieve, <br />Do not cry, <br />For it gives relief, <br />You will not die, ' <br /> <br />The letter reads: <br />'Sentence revoked, <br />Blameless of deeds, <br />Never to croak.', <br /> <br />'My mistake, Oh No! <br />This isn't your name, <br />You cannot go! <br />Y'stay in shame, ' <br /> <br />'I have to leave, <br />I've letters to show, <br />I'll leave you to grieve, <br />And to dyin' slow.'<br /><br />Maddy Jones<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-crow-s-reply-revised-version/
