Stanza Extravaganza

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Waited for you by the barn
And I watched the shadows grow.
I felt someone was spying,
But it was only a crow.
It cocked it’s head left and right
And stared at me intently,
Then screeched aloud in anger
As if trying to warn me.
I threw pebbles at the bird,
But I missed wide of the mark.
I told it it was lying,
That you’ld be here before dark.
It spread it’s wings and took flight
Then landed atop the barn,
Took a deep breath and squawked twice
Demanding of me a yarn.
“I’ve no time for silly birds.
Shoo now, shoo and fly away!
I await my one true love
Who’ll croon me a roundelay.”
The shadows stretched longer now
And a breeze began to chill.
The sky was now tangerine
And the black crow just stood still.
I walked up to the haystack
Where many…