A Park <br /> <br />A dove came to sit <br /> near to a lonely man. <br />He stops watching the lake <br />and talks to it <br />I cannot hear <br />what he says <br />But as he seem <br /> to loose his smile, <br />the dove is chased away <br />by.. crows.. <br />Moves next to a bench, <br />Where a young couple <br />have a small feast <br />Of course the dove <br />Gets to be fed few crumbs <br />But crows come there too! <br />Like at a signal <br />Ground is filled with lots of crows now <br />And more to come! ! <br />Young couple interrupt their eating <br />Bento goes back inside the bags <br />they stand ready to run away.. <br />But crows insist! Starts yelling: <br />One by one, taking turns: <br />-Craaawwww! ! ! ! Craaaawwww! ! Not fair! ! <br />-Craaaww craaaw only two crumbs..-Pleaaase! ! <br />-What's the criterion <br />of your food to share? <br />-The color of my feathers? <br />-What color I shall dye them, pink! ? ! <br />-The sound of my voice? <br />-Should I be mute, you think? <br />-Size? ! ? <br />-Teach me! How can I shrink? ! <br />-Is it my fault? <br />-That I'm not cute <br />-I can't enchant.. <br />-Why? am I so unpleasant? <br />And then, in chorus: <br />-Why? ? ! ! ? ? <br />Being smart.. <br /> does not count? <br /> <br />Without a word, couple gone <br />to answer questions they did not mind <br /> But.. By leaving in such a hurry <br />not noticed was, the onighiri left behind.. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />*Bento=Japanese fancy lunch box <br />*onighiri= rice ball<br /><br />Elena Sandu<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-dove-and-crows/
