Student Poetry Competition 2026 Finalist: The Persimmon and the Crow

The Persimmon and the Crow

by Elan Dunn-Greig, Daylesford Dharma School
Years 3 – 4 Ekphrastic Poetry Finalist

‘Crow Eating a Persimmon’ by Ohara Koson (c.1910)

 

I am in love with this crow

It is so nice

To eat my persimmons

I need it to eat more

Leaves green

Seeds germinating

My plan is working

I love this crow