Poe

Was it bourbon

Was gin

was it the deamons

that lived within

 

was it vainity

was it fame

who were those

that gave his name

 

was it sickness

was it doubt

that caused the man

to flail about

 

was it love

was it lust

that caused those words

left to us

 

was it a raven

or was it bore

who the hell

Is Leanor?

 

perhaps it was beer

that did him in

that, a muse,

and purloined pen

 

Whatever it was

I'll do without

I'll be no Poe

Without a doubt

Reviews

[Jon Sanders]

Man I'll take a slice of Poe. His writings are brilliant. Makes me want to retread cask of mantillado. Liked

[Wendy Seames Garner]

Whatever it was will remain a mystery, which will only enhance the legend of Poe. Thanks for the tribute poem.

[Heather Clayton]

Wonderful tribute to Poe, flowed nicely, but "vainity" should be vanity...

[THE-NAMELESS]

great write

[Samuel Dickens]

No one is going to be another Poe, I think. Count his name among the other one-of-a-kinds--Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Mark Twain, etc. It's enough to pay him a bit of tribute as you've done here.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Nicely done!..This has a good rhythmic flow, meter, and rhyme...not to mention, your topic of choice is intriguing. Well penned!

[Rusty]

Thank you pale writer. I was in Richmond, VA yesturday and shown Poe's claimed favorite pub across the street from his little apartment.

[Bare trees]

Well done. I've read a lot on Poe and I often wonder about the time he lived in and what his life was like. Was he drugged in order to be a repeat voter and why was he wearing clothe that didn't fit him when his body was found? I suppose we'll never know. But one I agree with, I'll never be a Poe either.

This was a very good poem. I enjoyed it.

[Liderien]

lol!! love love love!!! it is without doubt genius!

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. ha ha ! ... amazing ... whether it's no poe ... or yes poe ... you sure know how to write poe-try, dear poe-t ... very fascinating and insightful writing ... a great read ... :) ...