Can Crows Smell Jasmine

Brother Crow
since you spend all
your daylight hours
parading through
my yard

May I politely ask
where do you live
when the sun goes down

What tree is your cottage
Who serves you supper

Is it the complaining one
who follows you all day

Does she change under a high moon
on swaying branches

Can crows smell jasmine
Do you kiss goodnight

Notes

McDaniel, Wilma. (2001) Borrowed Coats. Hanging Loose Press, Brooklyn, New York.
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