[Mid] In Poe Taste

For all you poetasters out there. (OK, that's enough. Please stop me before
I pun again.....)

A little late for Halloween. But heck, this story was supposed to have taken
place in December anyway.

~F
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THE END OF THE RAVEN
By Edgar Allan Poe's....er, Cat
(No, not the one from "The Black Cat." This is the one he liked...)

On a night quite unenchanting,
When the rain was downward slanting,
I awakened to the ranting
Of the man I catch mice for.
Tipsy and a bit unshaven,
In a tone I found quite craven,
Poe was talking to a Raven
Perched above the chamber door.
"Raven's very tasty," thought I,
As I tiptoed o'er the floor...

"There is nothing I like more."

Soft upon the rug I treaded,
Calm and careful as I headed
Towards his roost atop that dreaded
Bust of Pallas I deplore.
While the bard and birdie chattered,
I made sure that nothing clattered,
Creaked or snapped, or fell, or shattered,
As I crossed the corridor;
For Poe's house is crammed with trinkets,
Curios and weird decor...

Bric-a-brac and junk galore.

Still the Raven never fluttered,
Standing stock-still, as he uttered,
In a voice that shrieked and sputtered,
His two cents' worth... "Nevermore."
While the dirge the birdbrain kept up,
Oh, so silently I crept up;
Then I crouched and quickly leapt up,
Pouncing on the feathered bore.
Soon he was a heap of plumage,
And a little blood and gore...

Only this, and not much more.

"Ooooh!" my pickled poet cried out,
"Pussycat, it's time I dried out!
Never sat I in my hideout
Talking to a bird before;
Now I've wallowed in self-pity,
While my gallant, valiant kitty
Put an end to that damned ditty."
Then I heard him start to snore.
Back atop the door I clambered,
Eyed that statue I abhor...

Jumped... and smashed it on the floor.

From: Growltgger@aol.com
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Received on Tue Nov 2 21:55:12 1999