Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe

'Spirits of the Dead' by Edgar Allan Poe.
Wind effect made using a Korg MS2000 analog modeling synthesizer.

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic, and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.



'Spirits of the Dead'

Thy soul shall find itself alone
'Mid dark thoughts of the grey tomb-stone;
Not one, of all the crowd, to pry
Into thine hour of secrecy.

Be silent in that solitude,
Which is not loneliness - for then
The spirits of the dead, who stood
In life before thee, are again
In death around thee, and their will
Shall overshadow thee; be still.

The night, though clear, shall frown,
And the stars shall not look down
From their high thrones in the Heaven
With light like hope to mortals given,
But their red orbs, without beam,
To thy weariness shall seem
As a burning and a fever
Which would cling to thee for ever.

Now are thoughts thou shalt not banish,
Now are visions ne'er to vanish;
From thy spirit shall they pass
No more, like dew-drop from the grass.

The breeze, the breath of God, is still,
And the mist upon the hill
Shadowy, shadowy, yet unbroken,
Is a symbol and a token.
How it hangs upon the trees,
A mystery of mysteries!



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[EAPoeProductions]

Everyone does that little precious the way he likes it, he feels it. I did a try myself using the tube´s yt3d function. But i must admit this was truly a brilliant reading, the best i´ve heard so far. You find me impressed! May i post you a video answer? I would be honored.

Friendly greeting Yours sincerely Edgar Allan Poe

[stringquartet]

@EAPoeProductions

O, EQPoeProductions bright! can it be right-

This YouTube window open to the night?

The wanton clicks, from the lap-top,

Laughingly through the keyboard drop-

Please do post a video answer & thanks for your kind words.

[AnunnakiNation]

In the beginning, Allan is spelled incorrectly with an "e".

[stringquartet]

@AnunnakiNation Corrected using annotations. Thanks!

[TheRestlesswind1]

'A mystery of mysteries'... [smile]

I like EAP... very much :)

[DCakaElfboy]

It's amazing the 1800's is when this man died yet people still talk about and love this man in 2011 if utube is still around then in 3011 some will right the same thing i did but change 2011 to 3011

[warp2600]

Creepy mixture of the words (brilliant reading!), the wind effects and the pictures! Thanks for sharing.

[sk8maggot77]

the video went well with the poem helped me put things together. wow what a great poem. very deep,

[ohdearjane]

this poem is amazing im not much into being read to but this words are so captivating edgar allen poe was one of the best writers of all times