Sleeping soundly in her bed, she awoke to the sound a tapping,rapping at her window

Believing it to be just the wind she turn over and closed her eyes once more

Again the rapping and tapping were upon her window

removing her sheets,she shuddered at the cold,brisk air

she peeked through the blinds but nothing

not a branch nor a gust of wind

puzzled she sat down and again she heard the noise

this time she opened the window and in flew a raven 

the ebony bird stared at the woman

she laughed softly as her blue eyes stared back at the bird

as expecting it to say ‘nevermore’

the raven continued to stare

not moving a feather

not knowing what to do,she went back to bed

and the raven just perched there upon her headboard

continued to stare at her with piercing yellow eyes

two weeks later

inside an cherrywood oblong box 

lied the maiden

her dark raven hair surronded her like a halo

and her blue eyes will never again glance upon the light of day

her family in mourning

clad in all black

upon the windowsill perched a raven

his eyes gazed upon the coffin 

and he turned to fly away

and whispered 

‘Nevermore’