The tomahawk man writes In prussic acid, The orphans of Eureka, Freckled flaws and faces, Yearn for their mothers, Wish father might be captured, And forced to think Beyond his obsessive deciphers, A bottle of cognac and three roses Placed on his grave marker Every January 19, As a reminder of life, And a toast to death.
Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849)