FRIGHT OF THE CROW

Sitting on a bench
In the quiet of a park,
I threw a piece of bread
For a crow
That was prowling on the grass.

It thought it was a stone,
And flew away:
Its flight of suspicion and fear
Made me sad,
But, surely, gave it relief.

 

Mahmud Kianush

 


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