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Seventeen Feathers

with apologies to Poe and Baum

Seventeen feathers*
          is all that I need
to become a raven
          instead of a crow.

A raven is majestic,
          a crow just a crow~

they invade the cornfield
          just to spite the scarecrow,
who cries out in despair:
          it's a murder I fear,

please have a heart!

* The large primary flight feathers on the wing are called pinions;  Ravens have 17 pinions  while Crows have 16.

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sara Etgen-Baker September 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM interesting and informative poem. I liked the physical structure of your words as well. I especially liked the 'plea' at the end. Perfect :-) Chetta Achara September 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM It was a fun little poem to write. I ran across the feather difference during an internet scroll. I had not heard about it before.