Tristan Robert Lange

the picture window

i can hear you
there, near the
 
picture window
 
of your parents’
lake community house—
 
there, my soul,
 
by the picture window—
sofa-lined,
 
there i sat
eyes closed
open in a universe of
 
sacred sound—
Beethoven’s
moonlight masterpiece
brought to life
 
by you, there—
 
like my poetry
lampblack inked
 
into your walls—
 
goth rocked—
 
there, no more.
haunted, a miasmic
 
memory—
 
there
no
more—
 
just a black
eventless horizon
on the northern shore
 
of nevermore
 
© 2026 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, October 29, 2026.
 
Tittu
 

 

 

 

 

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Coming this Spooky Saturday, Halloween:
 
DEVILISHLY DREADFUL
Devil\'s Alley; or The Last House on the Right
on October 31, 2026
 
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Now Available:
 
Appalachian Virtual Ensemble peforming
Tristan Robert Lange\'s
Annabel Lee
A Tone Poem Interpretation of
Edgar Allan Poe\'s \"Annabel Lee\"
 
available for FREE
on Bandcamp and
most streaming services.
 
Visit https://avensemble.bandcamp.com/track/annabel-lee to stream and/or download for free.