10 Evocative Poems About The Darkness
Darkness often symbolizes various themes in poetry, from mystery and fear to introspection and the unknown. These ten poems delve into the multifaceted nature of darkness, offering rich imagery and profound reflections. 1. "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. Poe’s iconic poem delves into the eerie and melancholic aspects of darkness, as a raven’s visit brings an unsettling atmosphere to the narrator’s midnight musings. 2. "The Darkling Thrush" by Thomas Hardy I leant upon a coppice gate
When Frost was spectre-gray,
And Winter’s dregs made desolate
The weakening eye of day. Hardy’s poem uses the imagery of winter’s dark and desolate landscape to reflect on a sense of hopelessness, which is the…
