Hell

On pathways that lead to the dungeons of Hades Macabre black ravens feast on decaying corpses Through cracks in the wall see the dancing flames Hear blood curdling screams of the damned within. Written 20th February 2020 For Poe-etic Verse Poetry Contest Sponsored by Charles Messina

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Panagiota Romios

Date: 5/31/2020 1:33:00 PM

Tom..a really late congrats on this one. Quite a descriptive and imaginative quilled pen. Panagiota xxoo Thanks for your help today with that photo problem I kept having..

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/31/2020 2:52:00 PM

Thanks Panagiota, not a place I want to go to. Glad pic problem sorted now. Tom

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/22/2020 8:17:00 AM

This had me riveted in place while it picked at my brains and cawed.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/22/2020 9:06:00 AM

Thank you Caren, its hell we're all seeing now. Tom

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 3/5/2020 2:56:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. Enjoy your win and day.........

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/6/2020 12:20:00 AM

Thank you very much Paula, hope you do too. Tom

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/4/2020 2:26:00 PM

Congrats, Tom! Indeed dark! The tale of the telltale heart, I believe?

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/4/2020 2:47:00 PM

Thanks Kim, , I don't think Edgar has anything to worry about, well not yet anyway lol. Tom

Charles Messina

Date: 3/4/2020 6:12:00 AM

This is brilliant, Tom. I'd of thought Poe himself might have wrote this. Great entry for my contest..Very well done. Congratulations on your winning placement. Charlie

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/4/2020 7:14:00 AM

Thank you Charlie I enjoyed the challenge, thank you too for hosting the contest. Tom Reply

Jenish Somadas

Date: 3/2/2020 9:14:00 PM

Back with congrats Tom..

Tom Cunningham
Date: 3/3/2020 4:08:00 AM

Thank you very much Jenish. Hope alls well with you. Tom

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/28/2020 8:11:00 PM

I am still waiting for this contest to finish. Can't wait to see all the winners!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/28/2020 8:51:00 PM

Thanks Andrea, some brilliant entries so far, I hope I got it right second time. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 2/24/2020 10:45:00 AM

This is an excellent poe like verse entry Tom - I like deep and dark, but wouldn't like to reach the destination! Blessings, Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/24/2020 2:40:00 PM

Haha me neither, thanks Jennifer.

Eve Roper

Date: 2/23/2020 9:33:00 AM

I just had a cold chill reading this one, Tom. I like the line, seeing flames through the cracks of the wall in a cold chamber. Great write for the contest. Hugs Eve

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/23/2020 1:01:00 PM

Thanks Eve, my 2nd attempt at a poe like verse. Tom

Paul Callus

Date: 2/23/2020 3:08:00 AM

Definitely a Poe inspired poem, Tom! I'll get my GPS and try to avoid those paths lol! Regards // paul

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/23/2020 3:29:00 AM

Haha great idea Paul, it's certainly not on my to visit list. Tom

John Watt

Date: 2/23/2020 1:46:00 AM

Tom, you worked a lot of good Edgar words in there! Good luck in the contest ~ John

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/23/2020 1:57:00 AM

Thanks very much John, he was quite a character and although wrote softer poetry will always be the master of dark verse. Tom

Sandra Adams

Date: 2/22/2020 9:24:00 AM

I definitely like this one better than the other...powerful and dark, well penned Tom, best wishes in the contest! hugs

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/22/2020 10:49:00 AM

Thanks Sandra, me too, the last one was an epic lol.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/21/2020 8:47:00 PM

Well done, tom. I think it will be difficult for me to try to write like Poe in just four lines. Gotta hurry up on that challenge!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/22/2020 1:10:00 AM

Thanks Andrea. My second attempt, the first effort was far too long. Tom

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/21/2020 4:12:00 PM

Macabre is the word for this, Tom, it is somehow both gruesome and compelling - best wishes for the contest!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/21/2020 4:16:00 PM

Thanks Michelle, I've read a couple of his poems and he's whetted my appetite for evermore lol. Tom

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/21/2020 12:31:00 PM

Happy Halloween, Edgar! G.L.,, Tom! :) gw

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/21/2020 12:46:00 PM

Haha, not quite, but working on it. Tom

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 2/20/2020 10:18:00 PM

Crikey Tom … you've talked me out of wanting to go there now. Thanks Mate - Lindsay

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 11:52:00 PM

With the evil we have in the world it might be standing room only lol. Tom

Line Gauthier

Date: 2/20/2020 3:20:00 PM

Very poe-ish, Tom. Excellent.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 4:26:00 PM

Thank you Line, had to ditch my other as it was too long. Tom

Charlie Smith

Date: 2/20/2020 11:57:00 AM

I hope to avid that part of town, good one Tom...

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 12:06:00 PM

Thanks Charlie, hopefully we'll both be called upstairs lol. Tom

Arturo Michael

Date: 2/20/2020 8:37:00 AM

Imagine the wicked One tempting you to do wrong and then burning you in hell...it's a lose lose situation...Nice one Tom

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 10:19:00 AM

Thank you Arturo, happy you liked it. Tom

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/20/2020 8:27:00 AM

I can imagine EAP looking out from the inside. Wonderfully done Tom. Good luck:)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 10:18:00 AM

Thank you very much Daniel. Tom

Ts Poetry

Date: 2/20/2020 7:54:00 AM

Say hello to my ex...dark macabre Tom..well done

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 8:27:00 AM

Lol, thanks T. S., hopefully I'll be going the other way. Tom

Jenish Somadas

Date: 2/20/2020 7:12:00 AM

Now I fear dying.. Ravens from the funeral came to hell.. Great entry in the contest Tom.. Good luck..

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 7:49:00 AM

Thanks Jenish, I'm sure it won't be like that where you will be going. Tom

Vijay Pandit

Date: 2/20/2020 7:02:00 AM

I hear Poe's voice in your poem--ravens a good indicators of evil beyond. You described hell perfectly, Tom:..blood curdling screams of the damned within. All the best.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 2/20/2020 7:42:00 AM

Thanks Vijay, felt the other entry was too long. Tom