Upon Reading Poe's Annabel Lee Comments

I hardly find extended version of Poe's this poem. Short, sharp and highly expressive. Great job.

Geeta, thank you for 5-staring me! ! ! And thank you for joining in the spirit of the thing- -he was a fantastic poet but sometimes he seemed a bit shall we say over-melodramatic in his love-lorn poetry! Thank you, Geeta. for encouraging my...ummm... humorous side! ! ! !

Yes! That's the word " RUN" ..... " Great willingness to lie beside your dead body in a tomb......" Reading Poe's Annabel Lee does give you a weird feeling of horror. Your reaction is absolutely brilliant - a fitting finale to this poem......Ha ha ha....: Susan, this surely deserves 5 stars...... :)

Savita, Yes, his poems technically are all that poetry should be- -rhythm and rhyme, haunting textures- but some oh his " love" poetry turns me away too. I'm glad my remarks made you smile! ! . Twas my intent to have a bit of fun.

Haha that made me smile too. Sometimes poetry’s hyperboles do make us cringe and rebel when the stark realities of life speak otherwise. Poe’s poem is rather charming with its rhythm and rhyme but falls short to match our skeptical moods.

Paul, He is not a poet that would make you yawn in boredom or a short stopry writer that you could forget. In poetry, his The Bells is one of his best or the best poem he wrote. And his short stories haunt me 30 years after reading them. That's good writing! ! !

Ah yes the Poe does get you in a tizzy, me too I wonder what was in his brain to frighten him and then us so great write. Still one of the best writers of horror though.

Hey Jez, I'm glad this poem cooled your room on a hot summer's night! ! ! Thank you for perching it on your fav shelf and giving it a zillion 10s! ! ! !

Glen, I don't think there is a writer alive than can writer horror short stories as well as Poe. That darn heart of his beats under my floor at night and that pendulum of his continues to swing.. inexorably swings to and fro. closer and closer. Shiver. His poetry certainly has rhythm and his use of repetition in them is superb. Master of atmosphere... but I do not connect with the romance or love theme in his poetry. It rings false to me unlike the very real horror in his short stories.

Dear Ace of Black Hearts~~~ I knew you'd like this take! Thank you for laughing- that was my reward.

Oh, My. Word. hahahahahahahahaha.. I enjoyed immensely your response to this poem. We sometimes need a light touch, don't we? Beats terror every time. Thank you for that starry-eyed 10, Bernard!

Smoky Hoss! Saddle up! ! ! There be strange ideas behind the eyes of some men! Thanks for reading and not giving me grief for writing it! ! !

Sir Edward, thank you for your response! You made me smile!

Hey, Susan! I smiled at this one. Poe is not one of my favorite poets the way he drives ideas to ridiculous ends. A monomaniac is how I think of him; I wonder if his drinking had something to do with that. If you know the Poe story, you might find interesting my poem, “The Cask of Poe and that which Craves It.” You’re doing well I hope. -Glen

Lol yep definitely run. Excellent poem.

I feel like watching a horror movie as I read this opus. But I laugh out loud instead of getting terrified😅😂🤣. A full 10....10++

So very true! Run for the hills!

Paul Brookes- Thank you, Paul, for coming and reading. I do have an unruly sense of humor at times!

I thank you, Soran. You and I understand young deep love. It can go Romeo-and-Juliet in a heartbeat. Hopefully he only metaphorically spent his nights sleeping beside her in the tomb but Poe really did have some psychological problems and I wouldn't put it past him to have actually slept by her. This is not healthy behavior but it did not take away his gigantic literary standing then or now.

Found a comment about this poem in THE MANAGE YOUR POEM FILE CUZ PH AIN'T GONNA- So I will park it here and respond to it until PH posts the original- -This is getting out of hand, PH. - - -> Soran===: " you have understood it very well, our philosopher Susan, and this is what sincere lovers do, and it had left a mark on the entire Poe's life. The early death of Lenore 101/100++" =====