Crows Look Down (Revisited)

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Please Click Play To Hear Me Recite It to the music that inspired it: “Dodd’s Shakedown” by Jeff Russo and the Prague Philharmonic Fargo Season 2

Driving down a familiar highway day in day out
One day…the scenery changes;
the weather turns to winter
and the wheel chills your hands
In the middle of the summer.
No warning signs…no yellow roadblocks
High white clouds exit…
Stormy Wedgwood – blue ones
roll in, taking their place.
Flocks of crows in the treetops,
look down suddenly on your rooftop.

Are you dreaming? Are you crazy?
Should you have known today was the day?

You feel that flutter of colorless butterflies
The question you ask…
“Should I stay in my car and keep driving?”
Maybe it will all make sense around this next bend…
and really, you have no choice now
Winter has snowed you to a crawl, but you can’t survive,
if you get out.

Karima Hoisan
Jan. 30th, 2018
Costa Rica

 

*Footnote: I wrote and recorded this in 2018 and went to the world today where it plays and took this picture.  I Just felt like sharing it again:)

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10 Responses to Crows Look Down (Revisited)

  1. Never tire of hearing your spoken word Karima !
    Love rhis my friend 🥰🌹❤️

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  2. Beautiful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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  3. I love hearing your voice sharing your powerful poem and questions you pose. Is life predestined or destined “Maybe it will all make sense around this next bend…
    and really, you have no choice now” .
    The photo is so good too. Great to see you bringing this one back, Karima It’s poignant ❣️

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  4. Oh goody… I can’t wait 🤩….I hope you approve:)

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