- I think the first time a crow appeared in my poetry was in the villanelle ")Twin Rainbows(".
I guess there were several reasons for choosing the bird. Symbol of melancholy. Black, like
the black hat worn by the one being addressed. Perhaps there were crows in Princeton at the
time.
Every horror movie of the thirties had crows and ravens in the graveyard. Both birds
are scavengers.
After "Twin Rainbows", the crow became a common symbol. In this instance, the crow seems
to be making a cameo appearance.
