Xanthous Crow : Writing

What of Them Then?

What of Them Then?

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


When the poor come marching to your castle wallsYou'll gather your men, muster them allOr will you be man enough to take the fall?When the poor come m..
Summer Days

Summer Days

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Everyone is at the promenade Mothers with their sons Brothers with their friends Even the old men with funny little dogs Or the ones who feed bird..
Inside

Inside

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


I was tossed asideTossed out by youHarsh words followedAnd so I retreatedTo dark placesWhere I slithered and slunkAway from the sunIn the mire and sti..
White

White

A Story by Xanthous Crow


A quick story snippet I thought up of (more of an introduction, or setting-the-stage piece).
Oh, How Time Does Fly!

Oh, How Time Does Fly!

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


To life, who never fails to amuse, disappoint, ruin, enlighten , or lift up.
Reflection of the Self

Reflection of the Self

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


I watch the lights flicker off the mirror, my face between the panes Looking back, through glass eyes, at the meat that is my face. I peel away the ..
Emotions

Emotions

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Dazzling, confusing, distracting A facade pasted onto the intent of men Inspiring some to great heights Damning others to great depths Passions o..
Where Brave Things Dare

Where Brave Things Dare

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


For a friend, whom I love dearly; more than I love myself.
Speaking of Sea-Beasts

Speaking of Sea-Beasts

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Into the deeps I goDownwards, downwardsThe realm of the whaleAnd the mermaids, tooRare and elusive With shells in their hairDown I goInto the realm of..
Shallows

Shallows

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Better to have loved and lost, than to have not loved at all.