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It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than the love
Of those who were older than we-
Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
Edgar Allan Poe
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Elijah Amores
(7/2/2009 3:08:00 AM) |
hi guys..pls check out my poem...tnx :)
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Sieana Mackiewicz
(6/28/2009 11:44:00 PM) |
I like this poem because its clear what he is speaking of yet mysterious. Its easy to feel his pain and to imagine the tradgedy that he speaks of.
Beautifully written
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Oded Hesseg
(6/21/2009 8:10:00 AM) |
its a beautiful poem really touches your heart
check out the composed version it is also very good
http: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=349ln9QbafA
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Juanita Gresh
(6/17/2009 12:48:00 PM) |
I also love this poem by Poe. I have no problem envisioning this young man's love for Annabelle.
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Margaret Atkinson
(6/7/2009 6:28:00 AM) |
this is one of my absolute favorite poems i love Edgar Allen Poe his stories send chills up my spine i love his use of horror terror pain agony and torture in his poems especially the story of the pit and the pendglum ah-mazing poem
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Lynn Glover
(5/24/2009 8:34:00 PM) |
This is one of my all time favoritesl, a master at writing rythem be sure to check out my 'Ode to Nelly Bligh' too
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Ernest Hazvirambwi Maengamhuru
(5/22/2009 1:05:00 AM) |
Edgar Allan Poe reached the point of utility in this perfect sad story of life and death............
One of my best poems of all times................
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Lauren Marie Ryan
(5/16/2009 5:32:00 PM) |
This is my all-time favorite poem. My Dad who has been writing on this site for 3 years, got me into reading Edgar Allan Poe. He may not have led the life of a lifestyle role model, but he detainly contributed so much to the education of students today. In his day, his writings were so far ahead of his time.He is the best of the classic poet's of any time!
Lauren Marie Elizabeth
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Zara Youtz
(5/13/2009 9:50:00 AM) |
This poem is my favorite poems of all times! I just wish we knew who Annabel Lee was..
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