Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

Wanted to try something different while Enzo is still going through several pieces. This famous poem by Poe is a must in English courses in our schools. Acknowledgements:

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Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

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 highborn 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 the cloud by 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.

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[ContagiousRandomness]

this guy reads the poem so eerily, so emotionally, so beautifuly...

[shipofoxdeman]

dont talk shit about Edgar Allan Poe and he wasnt a freak, you wouldnt understand his art if it was spelled out for you and yes he married his cousin but he was a great man. dont condem him for something so little and common thing back then! if your just now starting to read about him then you know nothing and you have no right to judge him.

[therandomexample]

Holy crap did kingdom hearts really have that bad of graphics? I forgot..

Also, I'm curious as to the perception of what the kingdom by the sea signifies.

[Silence890]

Love the music, it's from Halo CE :3

[KittehNightmare]

happy birthday, Edgar Allan Poe.

[hatetoloveyou101]

It's amazing the master of drama and suspense also loved with the heart of gold -3

[Soulsgirl13]

I really really like this poem,it's probably my favorite but him.I really liked this video too~.I love Kingdom Hearts <3

[SRXReborn]

Well made.

[teachingsucks]

What song is this? Its from Halo 2.

[JayyBiebzShawty307]

in my opinion i think that annabel lee died from the chill of the wind...

[Anime101Geek]

I got chills from this...but his poems so powerful, I wish I could write like him...