My Muse Commanded, Write Dark Poem Today

My Muse Commanded, Write Dark Poem Today ( In Tribute To Poe's Genius ) What purpose does that huge black bird pursue with its unholy and incessant calls Could it be, sent to punish and abuse as oft are mirrors on adoration walls? How does it find bedroom window late night with more maddening, sleep depriving shrieks Does so with such dark,devilish delight with its screeching torments for many weeks! Was it because, Poe's darkness I so love or depths of my own dark caverns explored? Can such be countered by blue skies above or truth written in my own treasure hoard? Can Poe's raven spirit truly be to blame? Or could it be, I so crave for his dark fame? Robert J. Lindley, 9-13-2017 Sonnet, ( Can Poe's Dark Raven Still Haunt And Give Cause To Ponder)