A Dream Within A Dream
Posted 11-15-2013 at 12:46 AM by RotseCherut
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O G-d! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O G-d! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O G-d! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O G-d! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
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Ingenious... Poe is my favourite author forever. Not only a true genius, but also, an unhappy creature who suffered his entire lifetime and died still young - and in very tragic and mysterious circumstances, and he was misinterpreted and attacked even after his death... He was poor and lonely, and all his life was a great tragedy - in some way his personality and his biography are very close to my own reality and I really love his writings, too. This one in particular, along with some other poems and tales of his. Although I generally like all his poetry and prose.Posted 11-15-2013 at 02:38 AM by stevenchenbent
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Excellent comment and thanks for sharing the history of the Master Poet. Poe is indeed one of my favorite poets and his style of writing strikes a nerve in me, as well as inspires and intrigues me.Quote:Originally Posted by stevenchenbent
Ingenious... Poe is my favourite author forever. Not only a true genius, but also, an unhappy creature who suffered his entire lifetime and died still young - and in very tragic and mysterious circumstances, and he was misinterpreted and attacked even after his death... He was poor and lonely, and all his life was a great tragedy - in some way his personality and his biography are very close to my own reality and I really love his writings, too. This one in particular, along with some other poems and tales of his. Although I generally like all his poetry and prose.
Indeed, I know he, like so many legends of his era, suffered and struggled and were not appreciated until later.
I too feel some resemblance in my own life with that of Poe's, but perhaps, I differ in attitude and perception. Despite my struggles in life I never let go of the hope of light. I am not deeply knowledgeable about Poe's life story, but I feel the darkness perhaps consumes him more, without the ray of light shining through the darkness of the life he lived.
I haven't read his stories in a long time, but I remember enjoying them. The Raven still disturbs me, as where I live, there are many Ravens that sit and stare at me.. I feel they watch me, and so I watch them.Posted 11-19-2013 at 12:42 AM by RotseCherut
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OK! Now I get it!!! Its someone elses Poetry!!! I still Like It. Keep Posting!!!Posted 11-22-2013 at 07:31 AM by joy222
