But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—
Then the bird said “Nevermore.”
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
“Doubtless,” said I, “what it utters is its only stock and store
Caught from some unhappy master……”
Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
Meant in croaking “Nevermore.”
I was as puzzled as Poe.
But, unlike Poe, I found a way, to stop the raven from endlessly screeching.
Move away from his food Poe, and he’ll say thank you, instead of screaming nevermore!
This raven carried on forever until we realized we were preventing him from reaching his cache of whatever he was eating. We moved and silence reigned. Still, I developed some empathy for poor Poe!
Ravens are highly intelligent birds with intellects similar to Chimpanzees. Check out this link for 10 facts you probably didn’t know about ravens:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/53295/10-fascinating-facts-about-ravens
Cheers to you from the very smart, and finally quiet, Raven~
What beautiful pictures of the Bird.
The Close-Up Shots are amazing.
Shiva
I am so glad you enjoyed them. Thank you for such kind words!
Interesting, Cindy. I wonder if crows, looking much like revens, could be taught to speak. We have plenty of crows here. They have several different calls they make. I enjoyed your pictures. 🙂 — Suzanne
I am sure crows could be taught to talk. They are a corvid, like the raven. Corvids are very intelligent. You should try it! 😉
Very photogenic bird!! 😊
He thanks you!! 😉
😀
Great shots! (as usual)
Mil grazie!
He looks feisty.
He definitely was!!!
A superb post with you usual great images. Have you come across Nigel Borrington who links images and poetry?
Glad to meet up with you again
I had not heard of Nigel, but I just looked him up, was impressed and am now following him. Thank you for the wonderful referral!