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Darkness Where Now Poe and Raven Reside, Part Two

Darkness Where Now Poe And Raven Reside, (Part Two) Song over, Poe told demon band to leave And then pointed to the now empty stage Wretched souls, look as thy lost spirit grieves I present this new contest- all the rage Blood and gore will flame your dark desires Giving some respite from thy crying pleas In dire conflict, comes death and fire No weak romance, on love, birds and the bees Suddenly cast there a hero alive! In scant armor and flesh soaked in red blood How this mere mortal had fought to survive His legs covered in fresh, battlefield mud Slow to rise, but so defiantly proud His eyes gleaming with courage Heaven sent Then yet another crash so very loud From lightning, its power blasted and spent. From that flash came a monstrous beast so great With power from fangs and dagger-like claws Dragon of massive scale, thick armor plate Able to spew fire from massive jaws At first glance it sighted the hero there Bellowing out with its accursed breath From thy flesh my claws will now rip and tear Until that mortal body meets thy death. Alas! Thy foul breath has no greater foe Its effects are horrendous unto me... Yet there is more than even you beast know- Stronger are roots from my ancestral tree Send forth thy evil, hottest flaming blast As my great shield in its glory holds true Thy fate, thy end has now came at long last This brighter new dawn, shall be your end too! Master Poe laughed with his booming voice Stepping back, giving their battle more room Announcing this is my gift, my first choice Entertaining you, pleasure seeing sweet doom This hero, with mercy I gave his shield And his scant armor to give him a chance Battling to the death, neither can yield Here comes blood and guts, no feeble romance! Robert J. Lindley, 4-30-2019 Dark Rhymes, ( As Raven And Poe Both Survive Below ) Part Two... Part Three to be written soon. Syllables Per Line: 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Total # Syllables:400 Total # Words:306

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Carole Duet

Date: 5/24/2019 8:46:00 PM

Wow! Poe is so generous with his gift of armor and sword. I hope in part 3 he kills yon dragonbreath and he surprises black raven with his death.

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/26/2019 7:31:00 AM

Thank you my friend. Poe was indeed a hero himself, and his genius in writing immensely important and treasured gifts to this world.

Susan Ashley

Date: 5/21/2019 8:51:00 PM

The dark suspense builds with dynamic and dramatic story-telling in your excellent and gripping poem, Robert. The depth and breadth of your work amazes me. 'Here comes blood and guts, no feeble romance!' - such a magnificent line for a grand finale to part two and a great teaser for part three.. masterfully done, my dear friend. A fav! Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/22/2019 3:26:00 PM

Thank you my dear friend. Yes, sometimes I get a bit carried away with my work, and return to days of my wild youth and my poetry reflects that passage back into my own ancient times. I am so very pleased you see so much in this piece and honor me with your kind and so very well expressed comments.

M. L. Kiser

Date: 5/17/2019 1:06:00 PM

The darker side of the human comes through quite profoundly, here. Well done.

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/22/2019 3:24:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Yes, humanity indeed does have a darker side, one much, so very much darker than even this dark tale represents!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/14/2019 3:39:00 PM

Ahh, so Poe now gives just a little bit of protection to the brave soul battling evil. That was very creative, Robert.

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/14/2019 3:46:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Yes , Poe is a very complicated and powerful being while in this dark, doomed and accursed state. Of course all may not be as it first seems my friend. As one may find out when reading all the six parts unto the ending..

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/3/2019 12:29:00 PM

Excitement intensifies as I look forward to your ending series Robert. "His legs covered in fresh, battlefield mud". Lines like this that are so descriptive with imagery jump out and off the page and kept me entranced. Brilliantly written Robert and going into my Faves! : ) xxoo

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/3/2019 12:45:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Your visit and your kind comment on this piece is so truly and delightfully appreciated. Deeply honored that you adding this one to your fave list....

Besma Riabi Dziri

Date: 5/2/2019 9:13:00 AM

With each verse we get to understand how as the grief.. sorrow.. weakness digs deep into the soul, it rather paves that same depth for courage and survival! With each imagery we dive deep and try to perceive a given state and feel a given beauty! Your poetry, dear Robert, worthy of rereads.. with every read there is something new.. a deep magic added to the soul.. your poetry gives plenty to the reader.. a mine of gems.. definitely a FAV.. always a great pleasure to read and learn from. Regards

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 4:02:00 PM

Thank you my friend. So true the depiction of courage, truth and kindness takes on much greater depths when opposing the dark evils with dark verses! Thus even greater beauty may be shown if the poet seeks to let such rays of light be cast. Your comment also highlights this positive and very inspiring aspect of dark poetry my friend! Your kindness is a blessing indeed!

Kurt Ravidas

Date: 5/2/2019 3:27:00 AM

Oh, yeah, blood and guts, no feeble romance! It's a hellishly gorgeous poem, Robert. Hoping to be continued.

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 3:59:00 PM

Thank you my friend. I have continued this piece, posting part three this morn. Giving more a bit more light and humanity into its hellishly dark scenes.

David Mchattie

Date: 5/1/2019 5:40:00 PM

Your creative juices were working overtime on this series. Well done my friend. Have a good day.

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 3:57:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Yes, sometimes I let my muse carry me far away when composing. And it is always better when she gets in the darker mood as we write late into the night.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 5/1/2019 2:24:00 PM

Hello Robert, yep! No romance here. Just tje battle going on until someone dies. Yes your thoughts are darker here in the 2nd part. These two will fight until one is dead. You did very well. my friend,in part 1 and part 2. have a nice day my friend.

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 3:55:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Romance can and does exist within dark poetry, but it rarely ever takes prominence in its ghastly depiction of man's tendency to ravage and destroy life and oft show very little or else absolutely no mercy...

Brandy Nicole

Date: 5/1/2019 1:49:00 PM

"Battling to the death, neither can yield" So true. In this second part, your thoughts are a bit darker and more intense. Poe would be proud. Excellent writing my dear friend. ~ Brandy

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 3:52:00 PM

Thank you my friend. Yes, my muse sometimes allows me to delve much deeper into the dark, to be better able to cast the horrors, evils and awful savagery that is always present there!

P.S. Awtry

Date: 5/1/2019 10:23:00 AM

Dark and gripping suspense!

Robert Lindley
Date: 5/2/2019 3:47:00 PM

Thank you my friend. I am now playing catch up on answering comments on my poems after answering on my blog and again writing another two poems today. I am truly delighted you found this one to be so!