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Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe
(January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849 / Boston)
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  From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.


Edgar Allan Poe

Submitted Date Tuesday, December 31, 2002



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Mohit Soni (2/10/2012 3:19:00 AM)
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really very nice! simply touches the heart! i love dis piece!
~Deana ~ Dotterweich (2/9/2012 10:58:00 AM)
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This is my favorite poem :)
Brianna Winebarger (1/31/2012 7:18:00 AM)
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THe lonelinessis etched into every sentence. Hurtfully delicous!
libertyin JESUS (1/26/2012 2:59:00 PM)
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the poem speaks of his being how different he was from everyone else how he view things differently than others even in the common simple joys that most people enjoyed in creation his passion and views were dark and gloomily, I think this poem gives a little en-site into Poe's life and how he viewed it,
Sinnaminsun Sinnaminsun (1/16/2012 12:08:00 PM)
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This poem still resonates with me just as it did the first time I read it. Rhyme like rock-n-roll will never die, as long as we have masters like Poe to read.
Payal parande (1/7/2012 3:59:00 PM)
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so beautiful and classy i love it thanks for sharing it with us
Jordyn Williamson (12/18/2011 7:55:00 AM)
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I can relate to this easily. The written pain and thought of abyss is clear, and that is how it feels. Just a complete and utter master piece.
Kjersti Valberg (12/10/2011 3:17:00 AM)
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I love this poem. I can totally relate to it! ! !
Lenore Lee (11/29/2011 6:18:00 PM)
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Gorgeous poem with a great meaning... uniqueness can alienate a person to the point of being so different that you don't understand people in general; it can turn you into a sociopath.
'All I loved, I loved alone'
Ronald James De Langen (11/22/2011 5:51:00 PM)
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Nice poem I can really relate to not only the message but the style... the more I read Poe's work the more he is becoming my favorite.
 

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