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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849 / Boston / United States)
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Poe was born in Massachusetts, the son of travelling actors David and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. His mother died when he was two and his father was an alco .. more >>
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Annabel Lee

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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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  Lewis Neil Is Awsome  (11/4/2009 4:45:00 PM)

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  Denise Neufeld  (10/30/2009 10:47:00 PM)

Beautiful Poem, I have created a picture that was inspired by this poem.
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  Wilhelm Achim  (10/26/2009 9:31:00 PM)

My favorite poem...
I feel the same way...
  Punsara Amarasinghe  (10/26/2009 4:49:00 AM)

I have been inspired by the vivatious poetical glory of poe..........i love this great American poet and his poems...................but Annabel Lee have a special place in my heart..............When i read this poem grief is engulf my heart...........yes, this poem is immortal forever.............
  Jeremiah Jan Agustin  (10/23/2009 6:39:00 AM)

e.a poe, ah, e.a poe. nxt sem we wil hav americann lit and i am so excited to unearth the beauty of ANNABEL LEE and this man-E>A>POE.
  Ione Gonzalez  (10/19/2009 2:32:00 PM)

I love this beautiful haunting poem...who would dare not to dream about ethernal love?
The kind of love that chases you trough your entire existence, pure pain, that one
would rather keep, like a ghost in the closet...forever.
  Diana Code  (9/23/2009 7:31:00 AM)

i really love this poem....hay! ! ! how i wish i could find somebody like him who loved her wife so unconditionally....edgar allan poe is so awesome...
  Sonia Hernandez  (9/22/2009 10:37:00 AM)

wow this guy is awesome at writing so....loving
  Taylor Houston  (9/21/2009 4:27:00 PM)

I was reading this poem to study for a role for a play and It is now my favorate poem I love it so much
Signed,
Moekie01

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