I feel like this is somewhat evocative of Poe's The Raven, but it may just be in the Title Evermore. Perhaps less dark but calling up a similar sense of loss and yearning.
I guess "Quoth the raven, Evermore" in my last note created a certain expectation. I wrote this 19 years ago in a more verbose Poe-like style with rhyme and meter everywhere and verbal flourishes, but decided to pare it down for more minimalism and a free verse feel, as my style has evolved a ton, and the newer version felt truer to me.
I feel like this is somewhat evocative of Poe's The Raven, but it may just be in the Title Evermore. Perhaps less dark but calling up a similar sense of loss and yearning.
I guess "Quoth the raven, Evermore" in my last note created a certain expectation. I wrote this 19 years ago in a more verbose Poe-like style with rhyme and meter everywhere and verbal flourishes, but decided to pare it down for more minimalism and a free verse feel, as my style has evolved a ton, and the newer version felt truer to me.