an absence of Presence conjures Absence…
In a darkened chamber
shadows twist and writhe
Pale light spills through cracked panes
illuminating dust motes
The air, thick with the scent of age and decay
A raven, black as a void,
perches on the windowsill
Its eyes, piercing, stare into the soul
Murmurs of lost hopes and unfulfilled
dreams linger in the corners
Quill in hand, he writes feverishly
Ink, like blood, stains the parchment
with thoughts
Driven by an insatiable
hunger for the macabre
Loneliness clings to him,
a relentless spectre
Tormented by visions of the departed
He seeks consolation in the written word,
an eternal struggle
Haunted by silence, he listens
To groanings of the damned
and reverberating sorrows
He captures their essence,
binding them in prose
His heart, a labyrinth of grief and longing
Beats with a melancholy cadence
He exists in liminal spaces
between life and death
In the end,
he remains
A solitary figure,
surrounded by the phantoms of his creation
Eternally bound to the darkness,
a poet of the night.
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- Comment from author about the poem: Happy birthday Edgar Allan Poe (19 January, 1809)
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Comments8
Indeed he was apoet of darkness that left us an image who's shadow in the form of a raven has become an archetype. Lovely words replete with poe-tic images. Nicely done
Thanks Soren… still gives me goosebumps!
BRAVO
Thanks Tony
You're welcome
Good write A.
Thanks O 🙏🏻👍🏻🕊
Wow! E. A. Poe is my all-time favorite poet and writer, a huge inspiration in my life and work, and a kindred spirit in ways, even though our lives have played out differently. This poem touched me, my friend. He was so much more than he left us, and what he left us was voluminous! A truly brilliant mind and tortured soul. If you haven't already, I highly recommend "A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe" by Mark Dawidziak. An excellent book that sheds much light on the man behind the legend, written in a most fascinating and page-turning way. As for your poem, I can't give it high enough ratings. Well done, my dear friend! 🌹👏
Same here. For some reason he slipped in there probably slotting in to my darker side. I remember the first movie that I am aware of having watched with my sister; a BW version of the “Fall of the House Of Usher.” Those images remained with me for years! Thanks also for the recommendation; I shall surely look it up. 🙏🏻👍🏻🕊
You're welcome, friend! Glad to share a literary influence! ❤️🙏
Very ‘Atmospheric’ in Your description . Wonderful Write.
Also according to my Biography of Dickens, Poe was reviewing ‘Barnaby Rudge’ and May have got the Idea of the Raven from the one Barnaby had . Also Dickens owned a Raven.
Thanks Kevin! Must look into the Dickens connection more closely! 🙏🏻👍🏻🕊
Wonderful darkness filled words arqios in honour of Poe.
Andy
Thanks Andy👍🏻🙏🏻🕊️
Marvelous poem. 🌹
What a poem to honour Adgar Allen Poe! I found it captivating!❤️💀
I am a huge fan of Adgar Allen Poe's writing! From the International Kolkata Book Fair, India I bought the Collection Of 100 Best Stories including Edgar Allan Poe's beautiful works.💖🌹🌹
Thank you arqios for writing such a theme of darkness so beautifully! It was a marvelous work. 👍👏
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