Edgar Allan Poe

[jtoland]

Favorite story: The Fall of the House of Usher

Favorite poem: Annabel Lee

[Pendragon]

POE

The waves wash upon some forgotten shore;
the wind sighs softly among gnarled trees.
Somewhere a dark bird croaks “Nevermore”

from his perch on a bust of Paellas above the door.
The dark clouds split and the heavens bleed.
The waves wash upon some forgotten shore

as a wild-eyed man searches for his lost Lenore;
calling out, desperately expressing his needs.
Somewhere a dark bird croaks “Nevermore”,

in tones of doom as the man implores
the unforgiving heavens to return his dreams.
The waves was upon some forgotten shore,

the beach where she played in days of yore.
He turns to the bottle to satisfy his needs,
as somewhere a dark bird croaks “Nevermore”;

and the echoes echo the name “Lenore”.
He traces the name on her tomb as he reads.
The waves wash upon some forgotten shore,
and somewhere a dark bird croaks “Nevermore!”

Vic Noir
(Another Pseudonym)

The poem is in villianelle form, a French style, hence the signature....

[bugmasta]

I really enjoy picking up my complete works of Poe when I have an hour or so to sit down especially by the fire on a winter night. My favorite stories are the fall of the house of usher, the pit and the pendulum and the masque of the red death. I would say my favorite poem is Annabel Lee. I do like the ever popular "the raven" but I think Annabel Lee is a much better piece of poetry.