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PWB Peeps, Fe-line Fine Fridaii The Raven and other ravings [1]

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Date: 2024-10-18  

One of my favorite poems The Raven, but first

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Its almost Halloween time to turn to Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary:

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door—

'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—

Only this and nothing more."

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor

Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow

From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—

For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—

Nameless here for evermore….

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor

Shall be lifted—nevermore!

The Raven consists of 18 stanzas and a total of 108 lines; according to a recent biography it took Poe 10 years to complete after constant revisions over the many years. He was more educated than most thought, spending several early school years in Britain and even a brief stint in Scotland; Poe is also considered to have invented detective fiction.

And in that recent biography some time is spent trying to accuse Poe of hiding his bigotry within his writings, and if I recall correctly his Murders in the Rue Morgue the orangutan is a replacement for a Black character. I don’t like this kind of review; I’m sure many a reviewer, no matter the writer, is anxious to show us their intellect and insight—but sometimes for me it just ruins the story, which is why in many cases I don’t read the introduction until I’ve finished reading the book.

Thank you for letting me rave, btw my favorite stanza is the 2nd, Ah distinctly I remember...each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor…..

Stay safe peeps and remember to the extent possible, all black cats should be kept inside in the days around Halloween.

Me and Wisp wish you all a safe Halloween.

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