To Edgar

To Edgar - whom I love in verse Whose soul has met a desperate curse Never to know his life's own worth To Edgar - whom I've longed to meet Whose purpose left him incomplete Whose very hand spelled out defeat To Edgar - who has come to fame Yet while he walked - it was in shame A haunted life - but not in vain To Edgar - whose shadow falls on my floor Whose unseen hands tap on my door Whose pen shall move....ah....NEVERMORE #5 3/15/20