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.
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Breath Taking
This piece is so haunting and beautiful at the same time. To have loved so deeply,and have it lurched away so quickly. Love like that is so rare. I don't think I've ever seen anything the likes of it before. I Guess that's what makes it truly romantic...Here is a man I would love to sit and talk with. -
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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.
He loved her so much... ven in death... A fav from Poe.
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As always..Great
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Great!!!!!
This is by far my favorite Edgar Allen Poe work!! He shows such raw emotion. I love the way he is so dedicated to her even after she was dead. I read this poem in the 8th grade and have read it every year since then because I love it that much!!! -
great!
its very...moving. it really makes you envy her. just the way he is still faithful even after she dies; very tragic and yet it gives you a sense of hope that there is a good guy out there that will literally love you forever. -
this is my favorite poem ever! i read it in the 7th grade and have loved it ever since! He is such a good poet, shows strong emotion and description! hehe ~ Charmed
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This is my favorite work of poetry, and for my literature class we had to interrpret the meaning of it, and there was so much to it, I don't even remember it all. But it was so powerfully written, and at the same time, so powerfully sad and such a tragic thing. But this is very good.
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One of his most haunting pieces. I like it for the story and dislike for the over dramatizing. Still, it is an excellent example of tragedya bit along the threads of Romeo and Juliet, but a lot more like "Heirate Mich", which is a song. They both have the same tone and story to them. Ah, I think I have had an epiphany..
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I would love to write a parody off of this one, and may do it someday. Think tho if I do it now people would throw stones or bullets at me at great speeds.
I mean, it is a great piece, but, even then I think the form and essence of it was a bit over-played and I think even Poe would have had agreed with me.
A good piece here.
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this is my favorite by edgar allen poe! its great how it shows true emotion.... -
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Absolutely beautiful. I wish that someone would love me that unconditionally... I know that may sound a bit morbid, but people seem so unfaithful now a days. -
don't touch it!
Poe is amazing, but I don't know that I could call a mind so tormented beautiful. -
don't touch it!
Beautiful another fav of mine. but poe himself had beautiful mind and i could never choose just one fav by poe i like them all.
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no doubt one of his most recognised pieces.
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ah, poe at his best
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I had to memorize this in school for english class..... I always liked it though.....
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I have always loved poes works ALWAYS never more.
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its so sad.....he loved her so much and she died....but itsd beautiful..i love it
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Who cannot appreciate the beauty of Poe's mind in Annabel Lee!
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I love that poem
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He did not escape his hour yet, his passion and beautiful poetic verses keep him alive.To be loved by Poe must have been truly divine.
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This is the best poem thhat I have ever read by Poe!
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I love this poem. Poe was a wonderful poet and will live on in my mind!
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Grrrreat!
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I too think this is a wonderful work of art. Somewhere in my record collection I have a version set to music by Joan Baez - she's wonderful too.
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Wonderful! Visit www.cymbolicsound.com to hear a musical version of this poem.
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I always thought Poe a better prose writer than poet. He always seems to be harping on the same themes (grief, loss, depression, etc) and he really doesn't DO all that much with rhyme or rhythm. Reading Poe makes me feel too often like I'm riding a train - the same even, unvaried, meter and rhyme.
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this poem and somany others of Edgarallan poe remind me of what my life was like after my aunt ( who was like a mother to me), died from cansur. my life was so dark and dismal that i was in a little world of my own and no one could ever get in. So in a way he reminds me of me in a life i once had that isn't there any more so I read his poems and i feel a sence of relief when i read this poem.
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amazing
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: My fave, but also like the others said, can't choose just one. Alot of love, and pain. Wondeful feelings. Wish all writers were as talented as Poe.
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This is also one of my favorites by Poe, but I could never choose just one.
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This is my favorite poem by Poe; it is never far from my mind.
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one of my favorites by poe, so beautiful!
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