The Widow At The Window

As it rained outside the window

There stood a crying widow

With each drop that rained down

Along fell a tear on her black gown

Even with so much sadness in her eyes

And her face stained from silent cries

She was a breathtaking sight to see

Surely no one could deny her beauty

With a quivering hand she wiped her face

And around the room she began to pace

She couldn't believe she had lost the game

The lawyer had told her "what a shame

He left you nothing, not even a dime"

She had nothing to show for all this wasted time

And to think she had almost felt bad

As she had held that pillow over his head

I recently reread The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe and that’s what inspired this poem. I am fully aware that this (or probably anything I ever write) will never compare to anything written by Poe but I still wanted to mention where my inspiration came from.

The idea for this poem had been in my mind for a while but I just couldn’t find the right words until last night. I was about to fall asleep when it came to me and I ended up writing a bunch of poems for half the night but I slept in today so it wasn’t too bad.


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54 responses to “The Widow At The Window”

  1. Wonderful poem.

  2. Very nice. Excellent job.

    1. Thanks so much.

  3. Relationships in your writing are a dangerous proposition.😉. Nice writing.

    1. Haha yeah for whatever reason I refuse to give my characters happy endings 😂 Thanks.

  4. Very well expressed🙏🌹🌹🌹🙏

  5. Oh man, that ending!! 😲

    1. Haha yeah I was going for the shock factor!

  6. Wow! Makes one wonder what he put her through! Not that there’s ever an excuse to murder someone, but still

    1. Omg you’re the only person who’s said that and I’m glad you did! Originally the poem was longer and talked about how he was awful to her his whole life and she couldn’t take it anymore.

  7. Short story cum Poem. Wonderful!👍🏻

    1. Thank you so much! 😊

  8. An emotional mix😅… First sadness then comes the: “you did whaatt?!”🧐

    1. Haha thank you 😊😂

  9. An excellent read! To be fair though, Edgar Allan Poe did take opium or some other drugs, and I am sure he wrote a lot of his work while stoned, so don’t feel bad

    1. To be fair that’s exactly how I write most of my work too… Lol kidding! I thought he did that too but apparently his biographer hated him and lied about Poe taking a bunch of drugs 😲

      1. Oh wow! I didn’t know that

  10. I like the surprise ending!

  11. I loved it Pooja keep doing more💙🦋✨

    1. Thanks so much 😁💜😊

  12. Amazing poem! ✨

  13. Just as I started to root for her, I was like, “She did what now?”

    You have a wonderful gift, Pooja. I wonder what goes on in your mind as you write stuff like this.

    1. Haha thank you! Usually I’m just very sleep deprived and day dreaming 😂

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  15. I like this poem and the ending woa

    1. Thank you so much!

  16. great poem inspired ending in the good ole fashion Poe way.. haha! Well done!💖

    1. Haha thanks so much! 😊

      1. 🤣 Always my friend!

  17. Really lovely piece, loved the ending and the twist to the story.

    1. Thanks so much.

  18. Interesting poem

    1. Thanks so much.

  19. Oh, I think he deserved it! Good one, Pooja!

    1. Thank you!!

  20. Ahh, eeriely beautiful poem.

    1. Thanks so much.

  21. After reading The Raven… and written a poem with a chilly end… I would have hidden ALL pillows before I went to sleep…
    🇯🇲🏖️

    1. Haha yeah definitely hide all the pillows 😂

  22. flashback as a new young widow navigatung through my new life

  23. […] Raven.’ As you guys may know, I am a huge fan of Poe’s writing and have written another poem inspired by him. It was probably one of the better poems I have written for this blog. And much […]

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