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Acrostic in the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe's, An Acrostic
A chapter in the book Of Poets and Poetry
To Elevate the Soul
by ~Dovey
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"To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary." Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) is known as the "Macabre Poet." Since his reputation is mired in the macabre, I chose to reflect this mood in my acrostic poem. His famous poem, "An Acrostic," is posted below:
Elizabeth it is in vain you say
"Love not" - thou sayest it in so sweet a way:
In vain those words from thee or L. E. L.
Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:
Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,
Breathe it less gently forth - and veil thine eyes.
Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried
To cure his love - was cured of all beside -
His folly - pride - and passion - for he died.
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An acrostic spells a word or phrase by using the first letter of each line.
Author's special note: No hearts were broken in the writing of this poem. :) Thank you for joining me in celebrating National Poetry Writing Month!
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and 2 member cents. "To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary." Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849)
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849) is known as the "Macabre Poet." Since his reputation is mired in the macabre, I chose to reflect this mood in my acrostic poem. His famous poem, "An Acrostic," is posted below:
Elizabeth it is in vain you say
"Love not" - thou sayest it in so sweet a way:
In vain those words from thee or L. E. L.
Zantippe's talents had enforced so well:
Ah! if that language from thy heart arise,
Breathe it less gently forth - and veil thine eyes.
Endymion, recollect, when Luna tried
To cure his love - was cured of all beside -
His folly - pride - and passion - for he died.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An acrostic spells a word or phrase by using the first letter of each line.
Author's special note: No hearts were broken in the writing of this poem. :) Thank you for joining me in celebrating National Poetry Writing Month!
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