*~Poetry To Live By~*

"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." -Robert Frost

I have always been huge fan of poetry, ever since high school. Poetry is so beautiful and to me will never go out of style. And since authors now are mentioning poems in their books, I thought it might be fun to introduce this new meme to the blog. Every week, either myself or one of the other girls will post a poem of our choice. We will tell you why we picked it, and what it means to us. Also feel free to leave a comment telling us your own feelings about the poem, and if you want to recommend one to us as well.

The very first poem is 'Annabel Lee' by Edgar Allen Poe. I chose it because it is my all time favorite poem. Poe wrote a lot of dark material, but this poem is different. He wrote it for his wife, whom he loved deeply but tragically died young. His emotions are clearly laid out in his words, and his feelings for her speak volumes. I love this poem because when I read it I can picture the whole scene in my head. A beautiful girl, in a castle by the sea...Its almost like a fairy tale, but with a sad ending.

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.

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 high-born kinsmen 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 one 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