//------------------------------// // Once upon a midnight ... // Story: The Owlowicious // by Fry //------------------------------// Once upon a midnight dreary,In Twilightnore Sparkle's Library, 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, ''Huh,Wha...?'' As of somepony gently rapping, rapping at the chamber door. Facing the fire while turning around in my chair. I did'nt gave it attention with no stare. ‘’haha,It is just some visitor,’ I muttered, ‘tapping at my chamber door—     ''Only this, and ...nothing.... more.’ It was my Love : Twilightnore Sparkle who past away. Still remembering that it was about a week or a day. And ah, distinctly I remember that it was in the bleak December, And each separate dying ember wrought it's ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow ,vainly I had much sought to borrow. From her books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Twilightnore— For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Twilightnore—     Nameless here for evermore. I looked at the curtain and with a shriek-- I hided behind my chair,poor and weak. The silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me—and filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating, ,‘’T-tis some visitor e-entreating entrance at the chamber door— Some l-late visitor entreating entrance a-at the chamber d-door;—     That is it, and nothing more.’' Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, ‘Colt,’ said I, ‘or Mare?, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact that I was napping, and it was so gently you came rapping, And it was so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure that I heard you, My hoof reached the door,yeah i was scared. waiting for what kind of danger would bewared. —here I opened wide the door;—     Darkness there, and nothing more.