Annabell Lee

[Marcello the painter]

Corny, old, and common I know but this is my favorite poem.

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.

She was a child and I 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 by night
Chilling my Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born 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 a cloud, 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 see 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 her sepulchre there by the sea--
In her tomb by the side of the sea.  

[Prince Lithium]

Well now wait a minute... isn't that Poe's poem? Did you claim it as your own? I'm not trying to be mean, just trying to settle this for myself.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

EmpathicPrince

Well now wait a minute... isn't that Poe's poem? Did you claim it as your own? I'm not trying to be mean, just trying to settle this for myself.

Read the first line of the post again.  

[Prince Lithium]

First line or not, isn't it still an original by Edgar Allen Poe? I even sang the solo for the song in the choir. (we turned it tinto a song) And I'm just asking if he claimed it as his own. I mean, if you're going to take poetry from another person (not saying you are stealing) you might want to make it something not so famous. *shrugs*  

[The Man who was Thursday]

EmpathicPrince

First line or not, isn't it still an original by Edgar Allen Poe? I even sang the solo for the song in the choir. (we turned it tinto a song) And I'm just asking if he claimed it as his own. I mean, if you're going to take poetry from another person (not saying you are stealing) you might want to make it something not so famous. *shrugs*

Read the first line again.

Quote:

Corny, old, and common I know but this is my favorite poem.

"Corny, old, and common". Who the hell would characterize something they wrote as such?  

[Prince Lithium]

Ezra Pound

EmpathicPrince

First line or not, isn't it still an original by Edgar Allen Poe? I even sang the solo for the song in the choir. (we turned it tinto a song) And I'm just asking if he claimed it as his own. I mean, if you're going to take poetry from another person (not saying you are stealing) you might want to make it something not so famous. *shrugs*

Read the first line again.

Quote:

Corny, old, and common I know but this is my favorite poem.

"Corny, old, and common". Who the hell would characterize something they wrote as such?

Oh my god! I am so sorry for making a big scene, if it was one. I read that it was his FIRST poem. I misread that completely! Once again, I am very sorry. I read way to fast. I might want to slow that down.

*laughs at his mistake*  

[Lady Pica]

Corny, old, and common as it is, it's the poem that encouraged me to get a book of Poe's works. I think it's sweet.  

[Prince Lithium]

-Swamp Sparrow-

Corny, old, and common as it is, it's the poem that encouraged me to get a book of Poe's works. I think it's sweet.

*Agrees*