Friday, May 08, 2009

Alone by Edgar Allan Poe

Old school this week. What do you think?

Alone

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 lov'd--I lov'd alone--
Then--in my childhood--in the dawn
Of a most stormy life--was drawn
From ev'ry 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 roll'd
In its autumn tint of gold--
From the lightning in the sky
As it pass'd 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 was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809, and was raised in Virginia. He is remembered as one of the first American writers to become a major figure in world literature.

32 Comments:

Blogger Rebecca said...

Perfect.

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Blogger Matt H said...

The line "Of a most stormy life"...
Is it the way I am reading it or does the meter get messy?
It wouldn't surprise me greatly if the meter was supposed to be fiddled.

Wicked good opening line.

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Blogger Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said...

Matt,

The meter calls for a stress on the second syllable of the line, and I'm guessing you don't naturally want to read it that way (I don't).

Poe takes liberties with the meter throughout, sometimes to good effect, I think. I love the rhythm of the lines beginning with "from" in the second half of the poem.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

read it out loud..it hurts even more.

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Blogger Cami said...

he is so good

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Anonymous Beth Partin said...

Reminds me of Dickinson--or should I say Dickinson reminds me of Poe?

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Blogger disabled account said...

the natural rhythm of the words makes me feel like i'm on a rocking ship in a storm. just brilliant.

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Anonymous Poet AK said...

nice poetry thanks

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love Poe, Rilke,and the others, but I can read them anytime on my own. These are among the usual suspects. Where are the new and amazing voices from far-flung journals? What am I paying you for?

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Blogger John R said...

INTERESTING POET...

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have to say that my favourite Edgar Allan Poe poem is definitely "The Raven".

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I have the Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe and this poem isn't included. However, I like it and think it would be appropriate for my novel.

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