On A Dead Little Raven

A young little raven by the roadway hit by a car or truck had died His very distressed parents were cawing at his side On their behaviour the true symptons of shock and grief they did show If humans does grieve for their dead so too does a crow Humans are not alone on grieving for their dead Of all creatures of life this too can be said A dead crow not a loss the less well enlightened may say But far too many animals, birds, amphibians and reptiles are dying on roadways today That some people are convinced that creatures cannot grieve does beggar belief On the behaviour of the ravens for their young dead i witnessed true grief The baby they had worked hard to raise had just lost it's life My sympathy was with the raven and his wife To us humans alone grief does not belong Those who will tell you so have got it all wrong.