Kafka is Czech for crow
I learn from the Murakami novel,
It is tempting to give our dark friend
From the neighbouring jamun tree
And demanding attention at odd hours
The Metamorphosis author's name;
These birds were once used on ships
To help sailors find their way to land
Hence their cry also denoted shore;
In Hindu mythology ancestors turn
Into Kafkas on days of remembrance
New myths are sought to be made
As actors seek to metamorphose
Into some avatar who like the black
Cowherd-god can lead holy cows
To pastures guarded by myth-busters
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