Book released at Earth Day 1993 by Spunky Duck Press, ISBN 0-9636687-06-6, $4.95

The Crow
by Dok Tael Stevens
Written when she was 14 years old.

"My, my,"
calls the crow to the child
"whatever shall you see
whomever shall you know
and whoever will you be?
I know
for I have seen the sun
the stars
and waning moon
but never have these things
been seen
by the likes of you.

You humans never stop to
watch
the rose from up the ground
you busy at the dusty walk
like worms in mud
abound.
Forever you imprisoned ones
(the captors are yourselves)
will search to satisfy your
greed
with properties and wealth.
Never will you see the good,
nor beauty,
nor the true.
and I," the crow sadly said,
"dislike the likes of you."

The child sadly shed a tear
as he hugged himself tight.
The awful thing simply was
the stupid crow was right.

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Asylum Lake
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Kalamazoo County, MI
Book released at Earth Day 1993 by Spunky Duck Press, ISBN 0-9636687-06-6, $4.95

The Crow
by Dok Tael Stevens
Written when she was 14 years old.

"My, my,"
calls the crow to the child
"whatever shall you see
whomever shall you know
and whoever will you be?
I know
for I have seen the sun
the stars
and waning moon
but never have these things
been seen
by the likes of you.

You humans never stop to
watch
the rose from up the ground
you busy at the dusty walk
like worms in mud
abound.
Forever you imprisoned ones
(the captors are yourselves)
will search to satisfy your
greed
with properties and wealth.
Never will you see the good,
nor beauty,
nor the true.
and I," the crow sadly said,
"dislike the likes of you."

The child sadly shed a tear
as he hugged himself tight.
The awful thing simply was
the stupid crow was right.

BACK TO THE HAVEN: A TREATISE ON ASYLUM LAKE TABLE OF CONTENTS