| Horror and Thriller Poetry posted October 24, 2008 |
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Halloween Horrors in the land of A-Z
The Raven
by adewpearl
Time to forget cute!
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Aberrant, abhorrent, accursed, abject, alarming, appalling, approaching, alighting augur. Beguiling, bewitching bird. Brashbrazen, black-cloaked chorister. Cheerlessly cackling castoff. Darksome, daunting, deadened denizen. Decaying, deceitful, demanding death. Ebonyearnest, egregious enfeebler. Encumber Enervate Entomb. Fainthearted folk, fly from fear. Gainsay goodness - gather gloom. Ghastly ghostlike ghoul. Hail, hapless harbinger. Inscrutable, ill-bred, ill-fated iconoclast, incite insurrection - issue insinuations - impugn justice. Kyrie eleison knells lugubrious. Loom Leer, langourous, lonesomelurking malefactor. Make malevolent maledictions, maniacal machinations. Nefarious nightrider, nocturnal nomad. Nevermore. Negater Obfuscater Offender Poe's prowling, querulous raven. Sardonic satyr, suspend taboos. Tantalize Undermine Victimize Wheedle Weaken X-coriate. Yield zombies. |
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What animal says Halloween more than Poe's Raven?
This poem is meant to set a mood, not provide a National Geographic description of the raven. Since the Middle Ages the raven has been a symbol of death, most likely because of its color and its eating of carrion.
An augur is one who foresees or portends ominous things - this is the legendary reputation of the raven.
Denizen means inhabitant and has negative connotations - the raven inhabits the land of dark, mythic beings.
Kyrie eleison is a church music refrain, meaning, Lord, have mercy upon us. It has a haunting tone to it, appropriate to the pleas I imagine people would make when being enfeebled and enervated by the curses of this ominous bird.
Maledictions are curses and machinations are plots - I envision the raven being involved in both.
Nevermore, is, of course, an homage to Poe's Raven, one of the finest poems ever written in the English language. I attempt only to honor him with my poem, not aspire to his greatness.
For all of you who loved the cute kitty and other baby animals, have no fear, there is more sweetness in the future, but right now, it's time for Halloween fun!
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and 2 member cents. This poem is meant to set a mood, not provide a National Geographic description of the raven. Since the Middle Ages the raven has been a symbol of death, most likely because of its color and its eating of carrion.
An augur is one who foresees or portends ominous things - this is the legendary reputation of the raven.
Denizen means inhabitant and has negative connotations - the raven inhabits the land of dark, mythic beings.
Kyrie eleison is a church music refrain, meaning, Lord, have mercy upon us. It has a haunting tone to it, appropriate to the pleas I imagine people would make when being enfeebled and enervated by the curses of this ominous bird.
Maledictions are curses and machinations are plots - I envision the raven being involved in both.
Nevermore, is, of course, an homage to Poe's Raven, one of the finest poems ever written in the English language. I attempt only to honor him with my poem, not aspire to his greatness.
For all of you who loved the cute kitty and other baby animals, have no fear, there is more sweetness in the future, but right now, it's time for Halloween fun!
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