Edgar Allan Poe is one of my first and greatest influences, both in poetry and prose. He was also a great influence on H.P. Lovecraft, another of my inspirations. I intend to use this poem by Lovecraft in my forthcoming book.
Where Once Poe Walked
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Eternal brood the shadows on this ground,
Dreaming of centuries that have gone before;
Great elms rise solemnly by slab and mound,
Arched high above a hidden world of yore.
Round all the scene a light of memory plays,
And dead leaves whisper of departed days,
Longing for sights and sounds that are no more.
Lonely and sad, a specter glides along
Aisles where of old his living footsteps fell;
No common glance discerns him, though his song
Peals down through time with a mysterious spell.
Only the few who sorcery's secret know,
Espy amidst these tombs the shade of Poe.
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H.P. Lovecraft
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