Raven Call

Raven speak of dark and dreary night
Wrapped in feathers of your fright
Orange moon of Saturn's beauty
Depressed thoughts of reality
 
Whispering raven of my demise
Sitting steady voice of lies
Crimson drops of satins last kiss
Mixed with Sirens forbidden abyss
 
Swirls of black sin
Creeping obsessions under skin
Sending gallows of ravens breath
Glowing anticipation of witches Macbeth
 
Soft touches of glistening pelt
Dancing black birds of ribbons felt
Dying souls of beings lost
Simple pleasures of murderous cost
 
Dark and dank midnight screams
Frost of demonic ember dreams
Lunatic hearts of desires last sprinkle
Raining fires of stars empty twinkle
 
Lust of shameful sigh
Unicorns silver of healing sky
Phoenix's talk of powers divine
Sleeping skulls of humans decline
Skeletons blank stare of hell's fall
Listening to the deathly
horn of raven's call

By Samantha Campbell

Author's Note

This was inspired by "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe originally written in the late 90's after my 9th grade lit teacher told us that if we memorized The Raven and recited it to the class that whoever did so word for word got an A for the whole year no matter what they did or did not do

So I did, but half way through I froze and couldn't remember another word it was ok I got an A in that class anyway as it was one of my faves. The whole reason I tried it in the first place was cause a boy that I liked bet me I couldn't and that he could so I had too lol anyway I made it a lot further than he did

This poem is posted in one of my old blogs that I just started using again 12/09/07

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Reviews

[Carrie Manor]

WOW! This poem is very, very well written. " A raven " came and captured my imagination and took it to a dark, mysterious fantasy land! Great description, and use of words! (:

[Ruth]

I think you have exceled in this love, a slightly different feel for you...I enjoyed it a lot...has your mark and is so dark and brooding, mysteriously so...profound work, as always! Love your work xoxo

[ShaneBerry]

although i personally feel like black birds and ravens are WAY WAY WAY over used and over done, this was write was appetizing to the eyes and tongue, a very good spray of words and images. and for being a freshmen in highschool when you wrote this it is very very very incredible that you have accomplished this much realism and life in a dark dreary write. with many similarities to Edgar Allen Poe's classic "the Raven" you still find a way to make your work stand on its own.
thank you for sharing.

[Lily Mae]

Oh I like this side of you too.. excellent write. It compliments the man the moment and the times.. dark and mysterious..xo

[Irfan Bashir Shah]

Wow! its so deep.... One of the best i have ever read.