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  1. 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.