But why is he black I heard
a seagull ask the pigeons

I understand their talk too
coo coo was the answer

My nest is higher than any
our eggs speckled sky blue

Caw caw to you both I'm
not bothered by oil slicks

And I don't have a ring on
my claw, I never get lost

I am of the Genius Corvus
family, gens des corbeaux

We're smart got our own
parliament, a democracy

Why am I black you asked
because we are caliginous !