~Lenore Revisited~
She came to me last night...126 total reviews
Comment from Bill Schott
Whenever I have a six, Dean, it's yours. Your Rrevisit honors the haunted bard with the eerie and morbid tone that Poe made famous. The loniness, misery, guilt, and self-loathing drip from every line. Nice.
reply by the author on 19-Mar-2016
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Whenever I have a six, Dean, it's yours. Your Rrevisit honors the haunted bard with the eerie and morbid tone that Poe made famous. The loniness, misery, guilt, and self-loathing drip from every line. Nice.
Comment Written 19-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 19-Mar-2016
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Thanks, Bill.
This is one of the first poems I'd ever posted when coming to FanStory back in 2013. I don't know if you remember a poet here who went by the name of Gungalo? Pam--may she rest in peace (Gungalo)--, she helped me a great deal with getting this to the point you see it now. It was Pam who got me reading and writing poetry in the first place. She was such a dear, talented lady.
Thanks for the complimentary comments, as well as for that shiny sixth star. I'm sure Gungalo--wherever in the heavens she happens to be perched--is as proud as I am humbled by your review.
Take care, my friend...
~Dean
Comment from DR DIP
FK Dean you are such a master of the written word and you do collate your rhyme so eloquently. I so love reading your work. So glad you shared Lenore with us all
Dip with thanks
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2016
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FK Dean you are such a master of the written word and you do collate your rhyme so eloquently. I so love reading your work. So glad you shared Lenore with us all
Dip with thanks
Comment Written 16-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2016
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Thanks for taking the time to revisit Lenore with me, Dip. This was one of the first poems I'd ever written and posted when I first came here to FS nearly three years ago.
I appreciate the sixer and your complimentary comments in review.
Take care, cobber, and don't be such a stranger. You're missed around here...
~Dean :}
Comment from Writingfundimension
'Oh, Raven, no Lenore lies here, she now no more than dust...'
Yet, he looked on, fearing not, t'was as if my voice, he didst not trust...'
I think the advice to read a lot of good writing, in your case poetry, is why we are able to write in such a productive and excellent manner, Dean. I can relate to the dream situation. I used to have very lucid, fascinating dreams when I wasn't having to take a sleeping pill to sleep. At the time, I'd come to dread these nighttime journeys because they really messed with my mind. So, there a special chord of connection with me for this poem. I miss those dreams now because I think they are so very magical. As your interpretation in this dream suggests.
So very well done!
:) Bev
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2016
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'Oh, Raven, no Lenore lies here, she now no more than dust...'
Yet, he looked on, fearing not, t'was as if my voice, he didst not trust...'
I think the advice to read a lot of good writing, in your case poetry, is why we are able to write in such a productive and excellent manner, Dean. I can relate to the dream situation. I used to have very lucid, fascinating dreams when I wasn't having to take a sleeping pill to sleep. At the time, I'd come to dread these nighttime journeys because they really messed with my mind. So, there a special chord of connection with me for this poem. I miss those dreams now because I think they are so very magical. As your interpretation in this dream suggests.
So very well done!
:) Bev
Comment Written 07-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 09-Mar-2016
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Thanks very much for reading this, Bev, and for your fantastic feedback as always.
This one one of the first poems I'd ever had the nerve to post on FanStory when I first became a member back in 2013. Gungalo, may she rest in peace, helped me a great deal with this one, so it will always be kind of special to me. I'm really pleased to know that you found it to be pretty special too.
Take care, and thanks so much again for stopping by. It is always such a pleasure to hear from you.
~Dean ;}
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Gungalo was a really classy lady. She died way too soon!
You're very welcome, Dean. I've never regretted reading anything you've ever posted LoL.
:) Bev
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Hahaha, well, that's very good to know, Bev. And yes, Pam was truly one of the gifted, and truly a very kind lady, no doubt.
Thanks again.
~Dean :)
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hehehe, you're welcome, Dean.
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Hahaha, well, that's very good to know, Bev. And yes, Pam was truly one of the gifted, and truly a very kind lady, no doubt.
Thanks again.
~Dean :)
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
"A dirge for her the doubly dead in that she died so young."
-- Edgar Allan Poe, Lenore
As you know, I love Poe's poetry as well. For his mastery in poetry but also for his darkness, eeriness and melancholia. I can relate to him in a deep level and just looking at him and reading his poems, I can feel IT, I can taste IT, he is drained in IT.
You captured that feeling here. The words, the music, the presentation. To top it all off, you have made it PERSONAL you have given it life, and I pray to God that you will never have to live through that kind of loss. I haven't felt it yet, nor I ever want to.
I am impressed that you had that kind of haunting and terrifying dream and you are not completely insane and locked up in an insane asylum. I know I would.
This is the kind of masterpiece that should be 'revisited' over and over again, so I will keep a copy in my bookcase. I must say, my bookcase should be named after you someday LOL You are not the only one there but pretty darn near.
On this note, I was sitting in my living room by my dining table, deep into what I was painting and someone or something stood right behind me and whispered in my ear, an incoherent word that I have no clue what it could mean. This is not as scary as your dream but it shook me badly. Needless to say, I had to go to sleep with my lights on. LOL
Well done, my dark and handsome man
MariVal
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2016
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"A dirge for her the doubly dead in that she died so young."
-- Edgar Allan Poe, Lenore
As you know, I love Poe's poetry as well. For his mastery in poetry but also for his darkness, eeriness and melancholia. I can relate to him in a deep level and just looking at him and reading his poems, I can feel IT, I can taste IT, he is drained in IT.
You captured that feeling here. The words, the music, the presentation. To top it all off, you have made it PERSONAL you have given it life, and I pray to God that you will never have to live through that kind of loss. I haven't felt it yet, nor I ever want to.
I am impressed that you had that kind of haunting and terrifying dream and you are not completely insane and locked up in an insane asylum. I know I would.
This is the kind of masterpiece that should be 'revisited' over and over again, so I will keep a copy in my bookcase. I must say, my bookcase should be named after you someday LOL You are not the only one there but pretty darn near.
On this note, I was sitting in my living room by my dining table, deep into what I was painting and someone or something stood right behind me and whispered in my ear, an incoherent word that I have no clue what it could mean. This is not as scary as your dream but it shook me badly. Needless to say, I had to go to sleep with my lights on. LOL
Well done, my dark and handsome man
MariVal
Comment Written 06-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2016
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Gypsy...darlin'. You're making me BLUSH over here (See? Heh-heh...)!
As you already know, Poe is my hero when it comes to the classic poets. Hell, ANY poet, for that matter. His work is tinged with such a deep, dark, emotional sadness that it's almost palpable. He's achieved in death what he could never achieve in life. Popularity. Oh sure, he was moderately popular in his day, don't get me wrong. Still, his war of words with Longfellow and many others tainted his image, his reputation, and his career.
So, for you to compare anything I've written to the master of the macabre, I take that, and that alone, as the very highest of compliments. If you had simply said, "Dean...this reads so much like Poe!", well, that's all you would have said and I would have been ecstatic.
So, thank you for your glowing compliments, your adoration for what it is I try to do here, and your more than generous and wonderful support. Not to mention the six stars (but, I just did, didn't I, LOL?).
I am deeply humbled and extremely grateful to you for all of it.
Thanks so much, darlin'.
You're one of a kind, and one of the best kind...
HUGE Hugs,
Much luvs...
Comment from Pearl Edwards
Great poem, and a great read about her visit in the dead of night. As always, interesting author's notes that add to the poem.
a single black rose, near turned to dust, fresh dirt upon the floor - love that line
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2016
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Great poem, and a great read about her visit in the dead of night. As always, interesting author's notes that add to the poem.
a single black rose, near turned to dust, fresh dirt upon the floor - love that line
Comment Written 06-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 07-Mar-2016
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Thanks for revisiting this revival of one of my first ever poems I posted here, Pearl. It was written in 2013 when I first arrived at FanStory.
Seems more like a decade than three years, heh-heh.
Thanks so much again for checking this out.
I do appreciate it.
Comment from His Grayness
Wow, this alone is a "classic" of our time. It is brilliant, honest, compelling, insightful, and most of all 'GRIPPING" in script and artful packaging. What a joy to share this gift of pure GENIUS! MANY THANKS: HIS GRAYNESS: Vance
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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Wow, this alone is a "classic" of our time. It is brilliant, honest, compelling, insightful, and most of all 'GRIPPING" in script and artful packaging. What a joy to share this gift of pure GENIUS! MANY THANKS: HIS GRAYNESS: Vance
Comment Written 05-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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Vance, your enthusiasm is contagious, my friend, and very much appreciated.
Gungalo (may she rest in peace) helped me immensely with this poem as it was one of the very first poems I'd ever written and posted on FanStory.
I deeply appreciate your very complimentary review, as well as the generous six star rating.
As always, thank you for reading my work and providing me with you unique insights into it.
Warmest wishes, my friend...
~Dean
Comment from barbara.wilkey
As I read, I wondered about Poe and after I read your author's notes my questions were answered. You are one of the most talented authors on this sight.
reply by the author on 05-Mar-2016
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As I read, I wondered about Poe and after I read your author's notes my questions were answered. You are one of the most talented authors on this sight.
Comment Written 05-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 05-Mar-2016
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Thank you so much for kind support, complimentary comments and thoughtful words, Barbara. I'm really flattered that you feel that way, and much could be said about you.
Take care, my dear friend, and thanks again for making my night.
~Dean
Comment from rspoet
My interest in Poe is always tweaked by your superb poems
I always found the connection
between the two poems, Lenore and The Raven fascinating
Lenore even contains the line, "yet, rave not thus"
as if anticipating the future poem.
Yet it was almost fifteen years before the masterpiece would arrive
There has never been anything quite like The Raven
and the lost Lenore
I enjoyed your combining the two,
the Raven, the dark accuser,
it's too late, the falsely accused, the defamed Lenore
She of dark beauty, will rise no more
Let her rest in peace, rest in truth
a single black rose
Six black roses
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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My interest in Poe is always tweaked by your superb poems
I always found the connection
between the two poems, Lenore and The Raven fascinating
Lenore even contains the line, "yet, rave not thus"
as if anticipating the future poem.
Yet it was almost fifteen years before the masterpiece would arrive
There has never been anything quite like The Raven
and the lost Lenore
I enjoyed your combining the two,
the Raven, the dark accuser,
it's too late, the falsely accused, the defamed Lenore
She of dark beauty, will rise no more
Let her rest in peace, rest in truth
a single black rose
Six black roses
Comment Written 05-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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Your six black roses are greatly appreciated, Pam, as Robert, as well as your grasp of my intentions for this poem. It is one of the first poems I had ever written and posted when coming to FanStory in 2013, and a dear poet who has since passed on by the name of Gungalo (Pam, may she rest in peace) was instrumental in assisting me in making this poem what you read here.
Thanks first and foremost for reading this, and for your very generous six star rating as well.
As always, I deeply appreciate it.
All my best...
Comment from JTStone
You have a way of bringing the entire show with you when you come to town. Though I must admit, I was thrown by my love of 'Moonlight Sonata' and ended being distracted.
I realized afterward the connection between the two works, well, three if you throw in the drivel that Poe wrote (We all know he could have learned a thing or two from you). Soft, slow, subtle brilliance, that though feels easy, is hard to master in its perfection.
I have always found your work to have been a labor of love and appreciation for the art.
Thank you for investing your time into my enjoyment of it.
Jimmy
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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You have a way of bringing the entire show with you when you come to town. Though I must admit, I was thrown by my love of 'Moonlight Sonata' and ended being distracted.
I realized afterward the connection between the two works, well, three if you throw in the drivel that Poe wrote (We all know he could have learned a thing or two from you). Soft, slow, subtle brilliance, that though feels easy, is hard to master in its perfection.
I have always found your work to have been a labor of love and appreciation for the art.
Thank you for investing your time into my enjoyment of it.
Jimmy
Comment Written 05-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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Thank you, Jimmy. That is very kind of you to say, my friend, I appreciate that.
This particular poem was written in 2013--one of my first ever poetic endeavors on FanStory, and remains unaltered from the original, for the most part.
Take care, my friend, and thanks so much for giving this one a look.
~Dean
Comment from Unspoken94
What captures my awe is your ability to tell such a profound
and gripping story in poetry form! This is a long piece, yet
I cannot find a single place to say, "Fix it." For someone who
sleeps so rarely, how do stay so damn sharp! A most
entertaining piece, Dean. -Bill
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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What captures my awe is your ability to tell such a profound
and gripping story in poetry form! This is a long piece, yet
I cannot find a single place to say, "Fix it." For someone who
sleeps so rarely, how do stay so damn sharp! A most
entertaining piece, Dean. -Bill
Comment Written 05-Mar-2016
reply by the author on 06-Mar-2016
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Oh, you are far too kind, Bill. But don't think for one moment that I don't appreciate your kindness.
As for this particular poem, it is one of my first attempts at poetry I ever posted here on FanStory back in 2013 when I first joined. I had a lot of help from a very dear lady, Gungalo (may she rest in peace), who was instrumental in getting me to write poetry and express myself in it in the first place.
Thanks so much for the very generous rating, as well as your outstanding comments and feedback. As always, I always appreciate your take on my work.
Take care, Bill, and thanks so much again.
