Where Once Poe Walked
by H.P. Lovecraft
©2010
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
has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. Although Lovecraft’s readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.
Other works by H.P. Lovecraft
- January 1st, 2009: Ex Oblivion
- March 26th, 2009: Azathoth
- May 6th, 2009: The Book
- June 8th, 2009: The City
- August 1st, 2009: The Cats of Ulthar
- December 5th, 2009: The Wood
- January 1st, 2010: Nyarlathotep
- March 12th, 2010: The Cats
- May 2nd, 2010: The Terrible Old Man
- June 27th, 2010: What the Moon Brings