Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE AVENGED CROW, by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) First Line: You have all heard the tale of the fox and the crow Last Line: "in return, he lies there, carried off by disease!" Subject(s): Birds; Crows; Death; Foxes; Revenge; Story-telling; Dead, The | ||||||||
You have all heard the tale of the Fox and the Crow, But the sequel, I fancy, that few people know: Permit me to tell the "dénouement," for I Was a witness, alas! of poor Renard's last sigh. His Papa, his Mamma, and the nearest of kin Who kissed his cold muzzle were filled with chagrin, When the doctor (called in to determine the question) Pronounced his death caused by severe indigestion! "My Friends," said Papa, "this deplorable case Will brand us, I fear, as a gluttonous race; 'Twill be said this dear child, whom we idolized so, Died from eating the cheese of that imbecile Crow." All groaned at these words. The dead "gourmand" next morn In a hearse with white plumes to the grave-yard was borne: The Foxes in blacksome three hundred in all Walked two and two, chanting the "Dead March" in "Saul." When they stood round the pit, they again groaned aloud, And the Mayor made a heart-rending speech to the crowd: What he said I don't knowbut of this there's no doubt That each Fox held a handkerchief up to his snout. Just then Madam Crow (Perched hard by on a tree) Croaked "Renard is dead! What a grand day for me! He sneered at my singing, and pilfered my cheese In return, he lies there, carried off by disease!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A BALLAD FOR CHRISTMAS-TIDE by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) A DREAM ABOUT THE ASPEN by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) A LEGEND OF THE CHILD JESUS; WRITTEN FOR A CHILD by GEORGE MURRAY (1830-1910) |
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