Dresden's Midnight Raven

This poem was written for The Raven Contest. The title says it all.

Dresden's Midnight Raven

 

 

'Once upon a midnight dreary, as I pondered weak and weary,'

 

I heard Allied bombers roar.

Through a silence that was eery,

there droned more than heretofore.

With eyes teary, sad, and bleary,

I fled to my basement floor

where a raven, dark and cheery,

hid within my haven's core.

I inquired, in ways leery,

Dresden's fate in this cruel war,

shall our Fuehrer fall, my deary?

 

'Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!" '

Reviews

[Nia Hope]

Amazing take on another amazing poem :) wonderful job

[Aethereal]

Thanks, Ankara!

[Brandon]

One of my favorites by Poe. Splendid take on "The Raven". Excellent read and write.

[Aethereal]

Thanks, Ghost Whisperer! Poe had insight that was far ahead of his time.

[Brandon]

Indeed he did. Poe was who inspired me to write.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Interesting idea here...where you turn the "raven" into something both "dark and cheery". Quite a creative write that employs a nice flow and feel. I also like the references to Dresden...and interesting concept. You always keep me coming back for more with your work. Well done.

[Aethereal]

Thanks, Sarah! This raven was cheery about the certain demise of the Furrer.

[Keith]

So few words that send the mind in many directions. The image of the raven hiding in the shelter as a backdrop to the horror of Dresden. You also give an insight as to what may have been going through the minds of the people in those shelters, no doubt longing for and end to it all.

Great write, reads well.

[Aethereal]

Thanks, Keith! This poem would never have been written without the motivation and rules of the contest. All I did was put myself in another person's shoes who would have experienced a 'Nevermore' event in the past. Also those British bombers looked somewhat like black war birds, or shadows of death and 'Nevermores'.

[Aethereal]

I felt in a war-zone, Egypt, on daily news... (right now), still your imagination brings, me back to

Poe's best poem, and his darker visons, of truly being analytic, and bring home even the ravens to his musings... to analize carefully, home, and found on a precious moment... Annabel Lee in his mind....

They were merged, in to one, piece of merging air, to create a world of dark poetry.
(Or you were...) being creative, using a several aspects of history, merged with your own... (mind)...
I like the "Word" Furrer... maybe it is derived from leader? as the "Germans say: "Führer" even linked to Dresden, a place in Germany... not that Poe was in "Hitlers" area of time, being from 1809, till fourty years later, when he died, pity enough.. and was released out of his burden... but for my imagination so nicely combined here. Loved this piece, into my library... :)

- Key words which did confuse me, Dresden, German place,
- Führer / German for leader, like Adolf Hitler was...
- Your title... "Dresden's Midnight Raven" can you explain me? :D would be grateful
Maybe I'm missing something... :) Nevermore is righteous through... :)

- Elisa

[Aethereal]

Thanks for your detailed review, Elisa! Dresden was turned to ash on February 14, Ash Wednesday, during an evening raid on the center of the city. The bombers where dark ravens of war invading what were thought of as safe havens as they dropped their dreadful 'Nevermores'.

Ah yes yes, right!!! thanks for explaining... it was a good mix of all into one my friend, now I get it.

This was my raven poem on January 3th this year... pretty different lol...

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/Elisisciousz/1099803/

P.s. you have to listen to the music along with it..... I'll be soon back for more of yours!!! you're always welcome my friend.

[Aethereal]

The best spelling for Hitler's title is Fuehrer. British bombers made a droning sound, not a moaning sound. This came to my attention upon a second reading of my poem.

[Marie]

Great tribute to poe...as the raven always quotes "Nevermore..."

[Aethereal]

Thanks, Marie! Life is filled with Nevermores born of death and tragic wars.

[Tom]

Nice twist on Poe's master-piece!

[Aethereal]

Thanks, Tom! There's something universal about Poe's master-piece that I tried to express here.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a very interesting perspective from the enemy's side...a look into how it might have been for those we were fighting against as the end was advancing.

cool write ....

jacob

[Aethereal]

Thanks for your review, jacob! It's aways good to imagine points-of-view other than one's own.