Crow in Grass
Atop green June blades
out of which myriad dandelions
forest, each tiny trunk hoisting
its white globe of seeds,
stalk three crows. The nearest
pistons head and neck as she paces,
eyes swiveling left and right
to secure the wildness
these beaks bring.
~ Tom Wayman
Tom Wayman currently teaches English and creative writing at the University of Calgary, after a long career teaching […]
