Xanthous Crow : Writing

Ode to Progress

Ode to Progress

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


You've seen it all From ends to earth to ends You've grown tall over the rest Surpassed all of your friends You made things more Made things less..
What

What

A Story by Xanthous Crow


The pounding on the door continued, louder, louder. It reminded Raymond of a castle siege: the great battering ram against the gate. Still, Raymond wa..
In Sheep's Clothing

In Sheep's Clothing

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


"People always make the wolf more formidable than he is." - French proverb. .....perhaps not the case here?
The Wonders of Youth

The Wonders of Youth

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


"Ah, the pity that youth is wasted on the young." - George Bernard Shaw.
A Midnight Affair

A Midnight Affair

A Story by Xanthous Crow


It was well beyond the realm of midnight and I was at my wit's end. I sat in the crotch of a particularly large tree, leaves ebony daggers in the sli..
Demons

Demons

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


"Hush, boyDemons will never hurt you,"She saidAnd that would put me to sleepSafe, at easeA fortress, tall and proudAgainst the darknessRejoicing at fi..
Question!

Question!

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Would you notice? Would you care? Would I even matter, truly, to you?
My Hero

My Hero

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Your hero may be ordinaryA common manA soldierA copBut my hero is far from ordinaryHe's a superman Fights killer clowns and mutantsScales walls, flies..
Love

Love

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


Love is subjectiveFantasy to entertainNothing in the end
Technocratic Slavery

Technocratic Slavery

A Poem by Xanthous Crow


If the man makes the machines, what becomes of the man when he is rendered obsolete?