the crow

i grew up in the country where the sounds of locusts in the summer was the concert of the season, a lullaby to fall asleep to.....i didn't understand until i was older that people actually went crazy listening to that sound

it also never occurred to me either that crows were a bad omen.  I like to hear a crow "caw", crows are spunky birds, having a cockiness to their walk, their jet black feathers with almost an iridescent quality to them.  I imagine that when a group of them are together "cawing" at each other, they are having a conversation, discussing the days events, or negotiating over their latest find.  Whenever approached they keep their distance with an ever present eye on the intruder, rarely will a crow fly away like the other timid birds.  I respect the bird with a strong personality. 

I went to high school in a town with many Indians where i learned of shape shifters and medicine men.  I am sure that they were told many tales of the crow. 

"Seeing a single crow is very unlucky. Two crows mean good luck! Three means health, Four means wealth, Five is sickness & Six mean death!" www.superstitionsonline.com

i have an ex that swears when his mother died that a crow came and visited him while he was mowing, then he was called to the phone.  He says he already knew that someone was dead because of the crow. 

i believe that everything and anything can be taken as a sign....i have spent an entire lifetime waiting for the other shoe to drop and my life has become a self fulfilled prophecy of doom and gloom.  I am choosing to see the beauty and awe of the crow and let him be my spunky little friend that is a welcome distraction in my over scheduled life.