Crow
Whispers of November: Unraveling the Mystical Tale in Mount Eerie's 'Crow'
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Sweet kid, what is this world we're giving you?
Sweet kid, questioning the world being passed on to the child
Smoldering and fascist with no mother
Describing the world as troubled and authoritarian, lacking maternal care
Are you dreaming about a crow?
Asking if the child dreams about a crow, hinting at symbolism
In the middle of November we went back into the woods
Recounting a November visit to a wooded area
Right after breakfast to see if we could see this past August's forest fire zone
Exploring a forest fire zone from the past August
On the hill above the lake, the sky was low and the wind cold
Describing the setting with a low sky and cold wind
The trail was closed
Encountering a closed trail
At the barricade I stood listening
Standing at a barricade and listening
In my backpack you were sleeping with her hat pulled low
Carrying a backpack with someone sleeping inside
All the usual birds were gone or freezing
Noticing the absence of usual birds in the cold
It was all silent except the sound of one crow
Hearing the silence broken only by the sound of a single crow
Following us as we wove through the cedar grove
Being followed by a crow through a cedar grove
I walked and you bobbed and dozed
Walking while the person in the backpack is dozing
Sweet kid, we were watched and followed and I thought of Genevieve
Reflecting on being watched and followed, thinking of someone named Genevieve
Sweet kid, I heard you murmur in your sleep
Hearing the child murmur about a crow while sleeping
"Crow," you said, "Crow"
Child expressing a dream about a crow
And I asked, "Are you dreaming about a crow?"
Asking the child about the dream of the crow
And there she was
The appearance of Genevieve, possibly connected to earlier thoughts
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