Lingering Lonely Souls
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This is an Acrostic using "Edgar Allan Poe"'s name since it is fitting for All Hallows Eve. He is one of my favorite writers of the 19th century and the forerunner to horror for the likes of Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, and others. He is also an inspiration to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for Sherlock Holmes. This Halloween I am honoring his memory as a brilliant writer with several of my own tributes over the years.
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Lonely looking sky...
Eerie whispers in the night.
Dread fills the air with a chilling fright.
Ghosts of the past they take their toll.
Apparitions that haunt this lost, lonely soul.
Raven's justice in flight cries out a mournful plea:
"All Hallows' Eve, All Hallows Eve, the spirits are free!"
Lingering all souls as they haunt the shadows.
Lamenting over and over in a spectral tone.
A chilling wind silently twirled the leaves
Night descends on, Yes, All Hallows' Eve.
Piercing the silence an owl's hooting call
Ominous chill courses crackling through the hall.
Echoes of Poe linger as the day dissolves.
Copyright © Daniel Henry Rodgers | Year Posted 2023
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