that poe fellow made much <br />of the raven of which he wrote a bunch <br />turns out he and nevermore the first <br />were frequent visitors quenching thirst <br /> <br />in a tavern in gotham city <br />where the barmaid took no pity <br />on these two who were despoilers of the grounds <br />drinking carrying on and making rude sounds <br /> <br />seems the lady we ll call her such <br />of them she d had too much <br />katy was her name as history records <br />with a history of dising wayward bards <br /> <br />saw them a coming up the walk <br />making sounds how that crow could talk <br />knew soon the bar they d be in <br />cursing pinching fouling drinkin <br /> <br />a pry bar she took in hand and jammed <br />it twixt the door s two handles securely placed <br />locked them out in the cold and wet <br />edgar allen poe and his pet <br /> <br />the pry bar secured nevermore s place in fame <br />it s called a crow bar by name <br />and the maid we remember for <br />quote katy bar the door <br /> <br /> <br />archy2 the cockroach <br />a bit of archeomythlogy <br />according to marquis and mathrow <br /> <br />Based on a story in the Corvi Chronicle, the putative journal of the American Society of Crows and Ravens, which is published infrequently by the society at the Kaw River Valley Roost, Box 1423, Lawrence KS 66044-8423. Membership is free, contributions (money, prose and poetry) readily accepted.<br /><br />Sidi J. Mahtrow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nevermore-5/
