Since Edgar quoted me with “nevermore”
From sea to sea, from shore to shore
Stuck am I with the forlorn evermore
That is an unkindness
My midnight plumage my mark
Damns me with the dark
Never exaltations as a lark
That is an unkindness
A terror, a blight
That is all you see
Even my brethren feathered white are considered a fright
My bane, my plight
The passion of me
Do I dare then make sight, even I seek the light?
But oh, to all my feathered kin
Who share not in my chagrin
Know that I cringe within
When you say we gather in murder
If only it were an unkindness
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At dVerse De (aka WhimsyGizmo) invites us to “draw our poetic inspiration from the whimsical, musical, magical names given to groups of birds.”
Naturally, I take up the cause of my namesake. For while their near cousins, the crows, are quite known for killer gatherings, few know how much of an unkindness it really is for ravens.
Raivenne-lations 
But oh, to all my feathered kin
Who share not in my chagrin
Know that I cringe within
Such powerful lines here..!
This is so artfully and cleverly written. What a dark treat!
I read it aloud and enjoyed your verses ~ I like the different slant on the “unkindness” of birds ~
Thanks for joining us ~
I like your reference to Poe and your comparisons of crows to raven, and just really what is unkindness toward those poor raven.
“My midnight plumage”
“Even my brethren feathered white”
I really like these phrases.
You took this in a great direction! It’s perfect.
Very wonderfully constructed! Love it!
Wonderful reference to all those crows and Ravens – I feel that they are the most humans among the feathered friends
I love love LOVE this take. All things Poe, really…but this is just a clever, clever piece for the prompt. Thank you!
Beautiful and realistic turn on the unkindness of birds just doing their job. YGlad I didn’t read yours before writing mine!
SMiLes..
Birds above
Human murders
and cRaven illness
Crows kNow
fly
more
than fAll..:)