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For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes,
Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda,
Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies
Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader.
Search narrowly the lines!- they hold a treasure
Divine- a talisman- an amulet
That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure-
The words- the syllables! Do not forget
The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor
And yet there is in this no Gordian knot
Which one might not undo without a sabre,
If one could merely comprehend the plot.
Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering
Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus
Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing
Of poets, by poets- as the name is a poet's, too,
Its letters, although naturally lying
Like the knight Pinto- Mendez Ferdinando-
Still form a synonym for Truth- Cease trying!
You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do.
Edgar Allan Poe
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Read poems about / on: truth, valentine, heart, lost
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Edgar Allan Poe
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Jordyn Williamson (11/28/2011 10:59:00 AM)
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I just love Poe's poems! They are breath-taking, intense, sad, cruel, lonely, dark, and horror. He's the perfect example for a gothic poet, and there will be no other. All his poems have different meanings, but if you look pass the words, you can see his past was like, and what he hoped and dreamed his future would be like. Agony and pain made Poe who he is; one of the best poets to ever live!
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Bhaswat Chakraborty (4/13/2009 6:39:00 AM)
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All I can say about this poem is that it is very 'Poe'-tic.
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Emily Mehigan (12/30/2007 8:34:00 PM)
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If you take the first letter from the first line, the second letter from the second line, the third letter from the third line, and so on all the way down, it spells out a secret.
Frances Sargent Osgood.
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Aaron Allander (3/7/2007 6:02:00 PM)
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I understand Poe I lead a life almost like his terribly sad really but i still get the encoragement and love from him ♥
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Jabalimuni Putrevu (5/30/2005 9:23:00 PM)
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Poe praises the eyes the receiver of the valentine as 'brightly expressive as the twins of Lead (Castor and Pollus) .The receiver has to unearth the meaning hidden in the rhyme.
jabalimuni
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Bill Mckenney (12/13/2004 10:53:00 PM)
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Celine,
Look closer and You'll see this Valentine was written for
Frances Sargent Osgood.
(See comments for An Enigma)
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