Crow Blacker Than Ever : : By Ted Hughes : :
When God, disgusted with man,
Turned towards heaven,
And man, disgusted with God,
Turned towards Eve,
Things looked like falling apart.
But Crow Crow
Crow nailed them together,
Nailing heaven and earth together-
So man cried, but with God’s voice.
And God bled, but with man’s blood.
Then heaven and earth creaked at the joint
Which became gangrenous and stank-
A horror beyond redemption.
The agony did not diminish.
Man could not be man nor God God.
The agony
Grew.
Crow
Grinned
Crying: “This is my Creation,”
Flying the black flag of himself.
“Crow” : From the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970 ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk )
“Crow , Blacker Than Ever ” A Bird Poem By Ted Hughes is About the creation of the myth from the first and second chapters of the book of Genesis from the Bible. consequences for the relationship between man and God after the eating of the forbidden fruit : : Things looked bad, as God ”Turned towards heaven ” and man ”Turned towards Eve”. : : It is usually believed that the crow is a symbol of bad luck and death. But some people believe that it is a symbol of life, magic and mysteries. Beside these “the crow” symbolizes intelligence, flexibility and destiny. Summing up we can say that “the crow” is an image that possess both positive and negative features. : : Whether, the Crow signify good or bad things, it keeps being an inspiration in literary works.
In this poem, the crow is shown as the figure of the Trickster. Often trickster is defined as a mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore, often an animal, who typically makes up for physical weakness with cunning and subversive humor, or a boundary-crosser. The crow is a kind of revolt against opposition . From line one to five, the Crow is neither on God’s side nor is he on man’s side. : :
”When God, disgusted with man,
Turned towards heaven,
And man, disgusted with.
Crow is both mischievous and good. He forces them together. Things get worse.
Crow’s amused.
MADHU MALTI 