What do you do standing all alone
When there's nothing else to do?
After scaring all the crows away
It's not as if you can move!
Because it can't be that much fun
Being strapped against a pole
Waiting to talk to any one
You must feel quite alone
When you see cars racing by
Or people walking down the lane
Does it make you want to shout out loud 'Hey shall we play a game?!'
And then there's the weather
You're in it every day
Well yes, I agree summer's alright
But then after autumn winter's on its way
It must get very lonely
And you never get any thanks
Farmer might come out occasionally
To maybe change your rags
But on the whole
It must be a depressing job
When all you get to do
Is to stare into oblivion
And hope the birds don't eat all the food
But now that I look at you
All scraggly and forlorn
There's a twinkle in your button eye
Reflected by the corn
The stitching in your sacky face
Forms a smile no one else can see
And if I'm not very much mistaken
I'm sure you just winked at me!
So now I'm left here pondering
What it is you actually know
That keeps you up here everyday
Through wind and rain and snow
Because to me you seem a contented chap
Not a thing to feel sorry for
As if this happy circumstance
Was something that you adore
So if you don't mind some company
Everyday for an hour or more
I'd like to come and stand next to you
I'll even bring a pole
And then maybe I can learn something
About why you stand at ease
And why this tiny bit of nature
Seems to bring you a sense of peace
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Saxon Crow (
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I so enjoyed reading your poem! I've just been googling about scarecrows, do they really work, are crows fooled by them etc. Fascinating stuff.
Yeah. I wonder where the originated from?
1. Greek farmers, about 2500 B.C., carved ugly wooden scarecrows (in the image of Priapus, son of Dionysus and Aphrodite), to scare birds away from their vineyards.
2. Another article said the first scarecrows in recorded history were made along the Nile River to protect wheat fields (they were made of wooden frames covered with nets and the farmers hid in the fields to scare the quails into the nets).
Lots more interesting information.
Really like your writing ! )) maybe it’s the birds that make the lonely scarecrow happy ? I know that birds can make me smile .
Enjoyed yoir poem
Thanks VB. It's an ide that has been on my mind for a few days. If you can, watch Worzel Gummidge!
I think I’ve seen that before .. maybe . Wizard of oz is good .. maybe you could write one on the tin man lol . )
Challenge accepted lol
A fine anthropomorphic write there SC.
Quite a long word there (lol), meaning 'giving human attributes to non-human things'.
Yeeeesssss I am aware of the word and yes it's far too long a nomenclature for this time of day!
A real tribute to the Scare crow from Saxon crow I enjoyed it
Thanks kink
So wonderful that a crow could appreciate a scarecrow. I think the scarecrow loves a life of watching the world around him and wondering if the world can appreciate him. You've done the scarecrow justice Sax. 😉
Thanks AP.
While your scarecrow may feel so very solitary, he is not encumbered by the worries of the world. There may be something to be said for having your head filled with straw, and a smile on your face. Does he know something we don"t? Such a fun read, thank you for a wink and a smile.
Thanks Bella glad you enjoyed it.
Wow, I never thought this deeply about scarecrows until today but it's true. They must feel a sense of loneliness but the way you conveyed this makes it seem like they're okay with their solitude. Maybe they live in peace. Wonderful poem.
Thanks Rocky. Clearly I've got too much time on my hands to think about these things lol
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