The Shadows of Deer: Poem by Jeannette Louise Smith

By Jeannette Louise Smith

 

Bright Eyes by Zephyo

© Bright Eyes | Zephyo | 2014


Shadows

everywhere

Shadows


An army of Crows gather

upon treetops

lined up, filling branches

their mournful caws intensify

I cry

pain - anger - sadness

I cry


The Messengers

Crow wings fan out

fly

spread across The Universe

their Requiem Mass

for the


Shadows


I grieve, weep

with and for the


Shadows


Every moment awake

Every night asleep

I am

We are

The Shadows of Deer




This poem is dedicated to the lives of deer murdered by The Arlington, Virginia Government in early 2026. NEVER AGAIN!