Annabel Lee - A poem by Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe - Annabel Lee

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.

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Poet: Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe Art) Poem: Annabel Lee Year: Published/Written in 1849 Poem of the Day: Oct 2 2000 Comment 59 of 59, added on May 2nd, 2009 at 12:44 AM. I personaly think that this poem is about Edgar Allen missing one of his many women that he has lodt over the years and het thinks that the hevans above are punishing him in some way for taking the women he has loved and every time he gets one that he loves she always dies and he thinks the hevans are jealous of his love that he can never seem to keep do to his deathly curse jamie Comment 58 of 59, added on April 15th, 2009 at 7:34 AM. I had to do and english project on this poem...i liked reading it.It made my project easier (Lol).Cuz it was about 1 thing liyah from United States Comment 57 of 59, added on September 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 AM. I vividly remember that day in 1969 when I delivered Annabel Lee, the poem,in my first year high school English class. I was a student then. Now, I have secured a copy of it for my Englsih class again but this time, I am already an English professor. I thank God for writers like Edgar Allan Poe. May we have more writers as brilliant as him. His style, passion and choices of words surely add colors and interest in English poetry. Elisa A. Menor from Philippines More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Annabel Lee, has received 59 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Edgar Allan Poe with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Edgar Allan Poe Poem: Annabel Lee Year: Published/Written in 1849 Last read: Dec 1 2009, 10:06AM Poem of the Day: Oct 2 2000 Viewed 29969 times. Added on September 22nd, 2008 at 12:11 AM.

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