by Edgar Allan Poe Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever! Let the bell toll! – a saintly soul floats on the Stygian river; And, Guy de Vere, has thou no tear? – weep now or nevermore! See! on yon drear and rigid bier low lies thy love, Lenore! Come! let theContinue reading “Lenore”
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Poverty
by Thomas Traherne As in the house I sate, Alone and desolate, No creature but the fire and I, The chimney and the stool, I lift mine eye Up to the wall, And in the silent hall, Saw nothing mine, But some few cups and dishes shine, The table and the wooden stools Where peopleContinue reading “Poverty”
