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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VISIT OF THE DEAD, by EDGAR ALLAN POE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thy soul shall find itself alone Last Line: Secrecy in thee. Subject(s): Cemeteries; Graveyards | |||
Thy soul shall find itself alone -- Alone of all on earth -- unknown The cause -- but none are near 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 then o'ershadow thee -- be still: For the night, tho' clear, shall frown: And the stars shall look not down From their thrones, in the dark heav'n; With light like Hope to mortals giv'n, But their red orbs, without beam, To thy withering heart shall seem As a burning, and a fever Which would cling to thee forever. But 'twill leave thee, as each star In the morning light afar Will fly thee -- and vanish: -- But its thought thou can'st not banish. The breath of God will be still; And the wisp upon the hill By that summer breeze unbrok'n Shall charm thee -- as a token, And a symbol which shall be Secrecy in thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POEM FOR MY TWENTIETH BIRTHDAY by KENNETH KOCH THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE WIND by TED KOOSER JEWISH GRAVEYARDS, ITALY by PHILIP LEVINE SAILING HOME FROM RAPALLO by ROBERT LOWELL THE HILL ABOVE THE MINE by MALCOLM COWLEY |
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