Phoenixfire

Yes, there was a Poe influence, mostly with the raven theme.

I altered the teacher's name, for safety's sake. A raven's flight, in darker times, Prompted all new omens and signs Prophets groaned and preachers wailed In 'protecting the people' they ...

Blood and ink Runs through my veins Fueling my deepest fantasies Driving my darkest dreams I breathe parchment and pen Words are my bread and wine For all I am, ...

*mutters* that's not all that's alien... sorry, couldn't resist. punctuation is a pain, I know, but for me it's capitalizing the first of every line. Drives me nuts.

It would be tedious to repeat the previous, so I won't. Oops. I don't know if I like the last stanza, but I do like My thoughts dwell in attics ...

L ight filters through forest canopy yet E ven when darkness falls the tale continues G reen leaf and bark of tree older than time O ver hills and under ...

In darkness born And darkness bred The mouth that bit The hand that fed From dark to light From day to night From wrong to right The world goes on

The italics thing was a good point, and so was the paragraphing, so I changed it. There's not a lot of details because this was the extent of the thought. ...

Or did it merely flee from something I did not yet understand? The trees seemed to blend into one another, walls of brown and green that vibrated with ancient echoes. ...

very cute. I like it. stylistically fun, too. bonus!

For some bizarre reason, this poem made me think of the Peter Pan movie with Robin Williams. If you've seen it, you'll remember when Wendy turned old and Peter came ...

Brava! Poetry about food! Encore! Speaking of, I want dinner. You made me hungry.

Have you read my 'Broken'? It's a little similar in theme. Not motivation, though. I'm just come up with depressing poetry for whatever reason. :-) Sorry about your friend.

love the sentiment. I don't know if I like 'dare I say' at the end, but it might grow on me. good poem.

I've been doing poems more in the style, lately. I love free-form! I really like the imagery and the way it flows. Thumbs up!