Crow's Fall

Ted HughesTed Hughes

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When Crow was white he decided the sun was too white.
He decided it glared much too whitely.
He decided to attack it and defeat it.He got his strength up flush and in full glitter.
He clawed and fluffed his rage up.
He aimed his beak direct at the sun's centre.He laughed himself to the centre of himselfAnd attacked.At his battle cry trees grew suddenly old,
Shadows flattened.But the sun brightened—
It brightened, and Crow returned charred black.He opened his mouth but what came out was charred black."Up there," he managed,
"Where white is black and black is white, I won."
Ted Hughes
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Ted Hughes

British poet Ted Hughes with full name Edward James Hughes served as poet laureate from 1984 to 1998; people note his work for its symbolism, passion, and dark natural imagery. He, the brother of Gerald Hughes and husband of Sylvia Plath, fathered Frieda Hugh…

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