Explication of "Crow Law" By Linda Hogan

This poem symbolizes the circle of life. "The temple where crow worships" symbolizes a tree that a crow sits in waiting for something to be brought along for it to eat. The crow depends on the wolf to drag its food to where it can it. When the wolf can't finish the moose, the crow swoops in and finishes it. The wolf depends on the moose for food and humans depend on this natural process to keep species in check. This poem also represents how humans are still so unfamiliar with this process and somewhat afraid of it.