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'Twas noontide of summer,
And mid-time of night;
And stars, in their orbits,
Shone pale, thro' the light
Of the brighter, cold moon,
'Mid planets her slaves,
Herself in the Heavens,
Her beam on the waves.
I gazed awhile
On her cold smile;
Too cold- too cold for me-
There pass'd, as a shroud,
A fleecy cloud,
And I turned away to thee,
Proud Evening Star,
In thy glory afar,
And dearer thy beam shall be;
For joy to my heart
Is the proud part
Thou bearest in Heaven at night,
And more I admire
Thy distant fire,
Than that colder, lowly light.
Edgar Allan Poe
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Jasmine Allen
(4/3/2009 10:29:00 PM) |
its clear that his life has been hard and he really gives it great detail as to comparing it to a summer night. i like it
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Han Bin Kim
(4/3/2009 7:47:00 PM) |
Everything gives a somewhat dark and gloomy feeling. I don't think Edgar Allan Poe, with his perspective of looking things, could have led a very happy life. His poems are excellent but dark and dreadful to think of... especially in nightmares!
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JOE POEWHIT
(4/3/2009 9:19:00 AM) |
Poe had a thing with the macabre things of life. Bringing coldness to burning stars and the far lost away feelings of life. Looking at the darker side of the spectrum of things in perspective.
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Michael Pruchnicki
(4/3/2008 12:45:00 PM) |
A good poem indeed - keep in mind that is a rhymed and metered
poem typical of nineteenth century American poetry, not as some
seem to think, an outburst of 21st century emotion!
Relax and enjoy an excellent poem - for its time!
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Mark Nwagwu
(4/3/2008 11:37:00 AM) |
I turned to thee proud evening star - yes, i always seek the warmth of Poe, and this is one of them; lifts me up and keeps me up
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Joan Forbush
(4/3/2008 10:09:00 AM) |
i liked how he described the moon. when the moon is full it is easy to see her cold smile.
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Liberate Monfri
(1/21/2008 5:36:00 PM) |
Nothing less than an absolute masterpiece...
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Jasmine Ingram
(4/3/2007 9:33:00 PM) |
I THINK HE DESCRIBED EVERYTHING IN THE POEM SO VIVIDLY THAT IT FELT LIKE I WAS LOOKING AT THE STARS WITH HIM.
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