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Mirth And Joy by Jean Gregory  Evans
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Two Crows MEAN Joy!
Mirth left; Joy on the right. (no pun intended)

Inspiration for title, “Mirth And Joy”, came from
A Traditional rhyme:
One crow means sorrow
Two crows mean joy
Three crows a wedding
Four crows a boy
Five crows mean silver
Six crows mean gold
Seven crows a secret that’s never been told

The original rhyme seems to be The Magpie rhyme. There are many versions to the rhyme, for example, these lyrics:
One for sorrow, two for joy,
Three for girls, and four for boys,
Five for silver, six for gold,
Seven for a secret, never to be told

Counting Crows, an American rock band, took its name from a divination rhyme about the crow, heard by Duritz in the film Signs of Life. The traditional British rhyme begins the third verse (around the 2:07 mark) of the song “A Murder of One” on the album August and Everything After : “Well I dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snow / Casting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there, counting crows / One for” …

Another rendition:
ONE is a message
TWO is for mirth!
THREE is a marriage,
FOUR is a birth.
FIVE is for riches
SIX is a thief
SEVEN is a journey
EIGHT is a grief.
NINE is a secret
TEN is a sorrow
ELEVEN is for love,
TWELVE is for joy tomorrow.
THIRTEEN is bad luck
FOURTEEN is danger,
FIFTEEN is a change of luck
SIXTEEN is a stranger.
SEVENTEEN is for adventure
EIGHTEEN is a love that’s new,
NINETEEN is fame and honor,
TWENTY is a wish that comes true!

Tags

amusement, cheer, fun, gaiety, gladness, glee, happiness, hilarity, jocularity, kicks, laughs, laughter, levity, lightheartedness, merriment, merrymaking, pleasure, crow, birds, two, duet, duo, twins, black, brown, american crow, corvus brachyrhynchos, bill, feathers, eyes, social, smart, looking for a french fry

A lover of art and nature, Jean also adores animals, whimsy, smiles, and chocolate chip cookies.

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Comments

  • Bunny Clarke
    Bunny Clarkeover 1 year ago

    Gorgeous work of art. I had forgotten this little rhyme.

  • Thank you, Bunny! The rhyme is new to me and I thought, very beautiful. I researched and have just added more information.

    – Jean Gregory Evans

  • Pamela Phelps
    Pamela Phelpsover 1 year ago

    What a great poem! Just love the image and words together!

  • Pamela, Congratulations on your home page feature! … I’m glad you enjoy Mirth and Joy. I fell in love with the poem and it inspired me to make this image. I am so pleased that you like it! .. BTW, I added some information about this lovely poem.

    – Jean Gregory Evans

  • TrixiJahn
    TrixiJahnover 1 year ago

    Wonderful work and great poem!

  • Thank you, TrixiJahn! You may be interested to know that I just added some information about the lovely poem.

    – Jean Gregory Evans

  • Cal Kimola Brown
    Cal Kimola Brownover 1 year ago

    I love the image Jean. I love crows – thanks for the poem and all the info, it was all news to me.

  • Cal Kimola, I fell in love with the little rhyme and was inspired to create this image. While you were viewing it, I was working on adding more information about the poem! I hope you will get a chance to see the last version of this poem. :)

    – Jean Gregory Evans

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