In visions of the dark night
I have dreamed of joy departed-
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted.
Ah! what is not a dream by day
To him whose eyes are cast
On things around him with a ray
Turned back upon the past?
That holy dream- that holy dream,
While all the world were chiding,
Hath cheered me as a lovely beam
A lonely spirit guiding.
What though that light, thro' storm and night,
So trembled from afar-
What could there be more purely bright
In Truth's day-star?
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This is a great poem dark and light just the way I like it! One of the best I thik! -
Love it Duh
Poe rocks -
One of My Favorites
I have chosen this work for my classes for years and will continue too. I also really enjoy Spirits of the Dead. Poe is a magnificent poet and heavily influences many. -
poetic valentine Sir, you are remembered with deepest love and respect by all who read your words.
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i love edgar allen poe. i love this poem
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I know you're gone. But I admire you.
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::shivering:: poe is such a wonderful poet. creepy to the extreme, but wonderful. i love his use of imagry and symbolism in this piece.
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I'm going to be the next Edgar Allen Poe... I'll always admire your work.
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Edgar Allan Poe, is just remarkable. however not my favourite of his, it still was a great poem, from one of the greatest poets to ever walk this earth. -david-
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This poet is exceptional. Poe is a very understand character, with poetry of dark and death but with a deep life. I really enjoyed this piece of work and wish to get more.
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This was such a bfeautiful poem.
I absolutely loved it.
I really liked how the joy you had was only in your dream and so when you awoke, you were broken-hearted.
Such a lovely poem.
I have always been a fan of your work.
Amazing job,
I loved this poem as I do all your work.
~Midnite rae
[the morbid mistress]
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i love it i have always been a fan of Poe's work. he is very good at writing if you ask me but then again i have always loved the dark romantic poets.
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a nice piece by Edgar Allan... I never thought he wrote something like this...The poems I've read by him so far just amaze me at first glance...after a few readings I get tred of it.This is one write I am sure I wouldn't get tired of.To whom it may concern:Thanks for sharing such a wonderful piece here
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I couldn't agree more with AndAllThatJazz. The rhyming is absolutly wonderful and the words are entrancing. <3 I love the old english, too.
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i love this poem
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I. Love. Poe.
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That's how it's done. Period.
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I adore poe's works.
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Very scarey, I can always depend on you edgar to get my heart pumping, good job Edgar Allen Poe, hehe
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This is the only poet EVER to truly send chill bumps up and down my body with every majestic word he scribes! There will never be another poet like him again... and that's the way God intended it!
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very rhyming
i could hardly stay awake though
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This is my first posting. Having read so many comments I still haven't found a review that tell me about this poem. What is this poem exactly about? What is the message? I've problem interpreting this poem.
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I love the rhyming and I think I could write like him with alittle practice. I am trying to learn from him and I wish that I could write like him. I am learning this from aspiring poets. I would rank this awesome.
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Edgar Allan Poe - An inspiration. This is one of my favourites by this great man! His power and great way with words is amazing...
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I love the writing of this poem and I will have to read some more of Edgar Allan Poe's writings to learn more of this. I would rank this pretty powerful and I would rank this fine.
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Hmm i like this a lot its pretty powerful of course edgar allen poee is a FREAT writer
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I know this poem by heart, I have preformed it I know it I love it. I couldn't help but recite it before I read it just to make sure I still knew it.
OF course as much as I love this poem I have a true love for, 'the conquerer worm.' Which I preformed rather recently. -
I loved this, most people think he was insane. But insanity is only brillance in disquise.
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E.A POE is one of the most complex writer.''HE CAN CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE FULL OF HORROR,TERROR,STRANGE FANTASIES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABNRMALITIES''Well one can also find his stories very interesting atleast i like his style.
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You have to love poe's insight. he is truely an insperation. Who else can capture the imagineation like he can? From his storys to his poetry he makes the mind jump with fright and cringe at the morbid. My fav poem is The Sleeper it is truely a work of art.
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Edgar Allan Poe truly had a very dark way of writing about things. As much as I enjoy his works, I often find myself taking breaks or I get the feel of a dark cloud looming overhead. He is without a doubt one of the masters.
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I think this might be the only one that does not include death but I am no expert on Poe, as much as I like his work. *sighs* I wish I had his talent for writing and expressing himself through it. Oh well. On with my own writing!
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I agree 120% with -LoneWolf-. He had such a different way of expressing his thoughts. He was so deep and dark.. no one can possibly do a better job then him.
-Ash,
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Such a nice illusion on the world, as if we are all living in a dream, a dream of idealistic worlds. Yet, underneath it is all a nightmare. Now Poe has to be on my favourite list!
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Alot of old poets poem just dont intrest me, but Edgar A. Poe's poems are really good. I've liked every poem I have read from him.
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You guys know how, after a while, people like music artists start to sound all the same? Well, I think that Poe is someone that no one can come close to sounding like .
Kami -
I LOVE IT! I LIKE READING EDGAR ALLAN POE'S POEMS BUT MOST OF ALL THIS ONE HAD YOU JUST DAYDREAMING AND THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS. GREAT WORK POE
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I liked this poem of his. He wrote beautifully, although sadly. I found this poem very dark and yet also very sad. The 'waking dream' to me was life- life is a dream, or can be a nightmare. The 'storm and night' to me was like dark emotion or even sadness.
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ahhhh mr poe i am rewriting your poem please forgive this mere mortal , i love this write , and hope you rest well .. catressa
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I really relate to where he talks about daytime being a dream for some--those whose eyes see past their surroundings into the past (or for some, elsewhere)... Poe is a master of the written word.
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oh wow this is kick ass...i mean this is perfect.
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Poe is and will always be my all-time favorite poet. He was a master! He had a brilliant knack with words. Many of his poems flow like songs. He had a keen knowledge of proper use of repetition to emphasize and set the tone...as he demonstrates briefly here. (a better example would be "The Raven".)
I agree with some of the comments above. It seems the poor man could not solace..even in his dreams. Yes, death must have been quite a savior for him. Elaina
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The first verse of this poem was the most significant and impacting to me. It just spoke volumes of unspoken pain and regret, and definitely longing. The rest is well written with, as usual, beautiful rhyming. Once again, I wish I could have known what he truly thought behind this write.
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very deep
"What though that light, thro' storm and night,
So trembled from afar-
What could there be more purely bright
In Truth's day-star? "
This poem is too deep and amazing; just think what will be the state of mind of dreams come true. What dreams foretell us. This is very metaphysical. I love this style. -
THE BEST!!!
I love all of Poe's work. He is a master in his time and in ours. Nobody can write like him. (Well maybe that's a good thing!)
I really like this poem, just because it puts you in a trance when you read it, it also makes you want to read it over and over again.
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This truly is one of my fave's but you can feel the underlying torture, the poor guy wasn't even finding sactuary in his dreams. everyone speak of him and wishs him alive today. in my mind death was his savior, allow him that much.
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this is like an interesting poem,
What though that light, thro' storm and night,
So trembled from afar-
What could there be more purely bright
In Truth's day-star?
that rocks no doubt, why the hell is this guy dead?
he is like a genious writing poems.
oh'well
much love
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I love it! It is a very beautiful and fluid poem; it rings with silent music. Poe rocks! I wish he wasn't dead but at least he lives on through poetry like this.
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I just really like the verse of the first:
In visions of the dark night
I have dreamed of joy departed-
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted.
The rhyme to me is perfect, the rest I think fail to meet to those standards, but, over-all is still a good piece.
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another one of my alltime favs..Poe is awesome. I wish I could have known him! Too bad he didn't live in this time, like be my neighbor or something! *joking* his poems would prolly be much different if he were a live today instead of living & dying so long ago.....did any of that make sense? oh well..take me for what i mean not what i say...or sumthin like that!~
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I like it. It reminds me of being a good catholic. It also reminds me of how my dreams are very easy to catch.
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