In the beginning was Scream
Who begat Blood
Who begat Eye
Who begat Fear
Who begat Wing
Who begat Bone
Who begat Granite
Who begat Violet
Who begat Guitar
Who begat Sweat
Who begat Adam
Who begat Mary
Who begat God
Who begat Nothing
Who begat Never
Never Never Never
Who begat Crow
Screaming for Blood
Grubs, crusts
Anything
Trembling featherless elbows in the nest’s filth
(Ted Hughes)
More Poetry from Ted Hughes:
- God's Grandeur (Ted Hughes Poems)
- Spring & Fall: To A Young Child (Ted Hughes Poem)
- Pied Beauty (Ted Hughes Poem)
- How To Paint A Water Lily (Ted Hughes Poem)
- Tractor (Ted Hughes Poem)
- The Child Is Father To The Man (Ted Hughes Poem)