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Traveling Poet Philosopher & Occasional Wiseacre

POEM: Eternity is Overrated

Posted on July 7, 2019 by B Gourley

What bird or bat drives my fright?
I heard a bump just last night,
for the third night in a row.
Then a word, as from Poe’s crow,
&
the word I heard was evermore.
Yes, evermore. Not NEVERMORE!
Was this bird optimistic,
or eternally sadistic?

5 thoughts on “POEM: Eternity is Overrated”

NotOldYet on July 8, 2019 at 1:59 am said:

What a great wee poem. I’d always go for optimistic – but maybe I am internally sadistic 🙂

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drnjbmd on July 8, 2019 at 6:40 am said:

Even with the birds, I hear Poe’s “Bells”. “Nevermore”.

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Felipe Adan Lerma on July 8, 2019 at 6:08 pm said:

Nice turn on expectations, Bernie – made my first big smile of the morning 😊

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- B Gourley on July 8, 2019 at 6:13 pm said:
  
  Thank you
  
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  - Felipe Adan Lerma on July 8, 2019 at 10:46 pm said:
    
    Yes, evermore 😊
    
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