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the night turned dark, wet and stormy
the bright is lost, it lost its glory
my dark wings take me through many
a quaint and curious volumes of forgotten lore
inside the mind of a man who mourns for lenore
his mind is liberated from the lost normality
the gothic godfather of the renegated youth
the master of the feathered pen hails insanity
for not finding deep inside his own truth
inside the mind, where feelings grind
deep inside his only one truth
the winds are strong and it is hard to fly
the view is blurred and dark to hide or fight
my wings take me through the dark river of the lie,
no light in thoughts to help my sight
just one sweet sorrow for the lost lenore-
the rare and radient maiden whom the angels name lenore-
nameless here for evermore
the window opened and I entered,
the storm brought a memory:
an artist painting an oval portrait,
his wife poses, silent and patient..
a twist of faith or lost reality
the painting was done and straight,
stiff and perfectly beautiful
as shall be his wife for today
tomorrow, for evermore..
bleached, still and perfectly beautiful
she shall stay
I blindly follow my instincts and feel
a parcel of the frail feelings written
on the liberating controlling wheel
circling time wandered by black kitten..
I perched above a chamber door-
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above a chamber door-
Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
The one who I torment stands still
asking innocent but needfull questions
such answers were not mine to give until
my name was asked with such cordial repetitions:
'Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!'
Quoth the raven "nevermore"
his mind is tainted with deception,
much losses gave his creative mind
just what he needed, although the session
of absorving inspiration and lost time
corroded slowly his suffering yet warm heart..
he was innocently forced to create what some call art
and other call disfunctional writings and meanings torn apart.
indeed, it is the finest human art.
his pacience ran out and he started to yell
"Prophet!" he said,
"thing of evil!–prophet still, if bird or devil!-"
his questions sounded truthfully the words from
one who mourns and needs somewhat to hold on.
he asks questions unanswered for generations
and unanswered still, there is only one answer that can be given
and three times three I answered in relation
and three times three my beak was opened
'Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!'
Quoth the raven "nevermore"
and I still am sitting, never flitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above the chamber door.
the light above projects my shadow on the floor
tired and hopeless, he lies near the bookcase
sitting on the dark red carpet where my shadow floats in daze
and from that shadow his soul shall be lifted - ah, nevermore!
- by Alexander Myst |
- Poetry And Lyrics
- | Submitted on 12/15/2008 |
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- Title: A tribute to edgar allen poe
- Artist: Alexander Myst
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Something I wrote about 6 years ago...
Hope you guys like it.
It's supposed to be what 'the raven' poem would look like in the raven's point of view. - Date: 12/15/2008
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- Mentally Challeneged10 - 12/17/2008
- i like it 5/5
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- Unfound Dreams - 12/17/2008
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I like it, its very intriging. It shows it from a different point of view. i always wondered what that poem would be like from the ravens eyes. It is almost like wondering the wicked stepsisters' point of view in Cinderella.
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