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Thou wast all that to me, love,
For which my soul did pine-
A green isle in the sea, love,
A fountain and a shrine,
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,
And all the flowers were mine.
Ah, dream too bright to last!
Ah, starry Hope! that didst arise
But to be overcast!
A voice from out the Future cries,
“On! on!”- but o’er the Past
(Dim gulf!) my spirit hovering lies
Mute, motionless, aghast!
For, alas! alas! me
The light of Life is o’er!
“No more- no more- no more-”
(Such language holds the solemn sea
To the sands upon the shore)
Shall bloom the thunder-blasted tree
Or the stricken eagle soar!
And all my days are trances,
And all my nightly dreams
Are where thy grey eye glances,
And where thy footstep gleams-
In what ethereal dances,
By what eternal streams.
E. A. Poe
Beautiful. Do you know the artist/song/album?
Artist: Der blaue Reiter
Album: Le Paradise Funebre, L’envers du Tristesse
Title: Garden of Solitude
Year: 2006
Genre: Dark Ambient / Martial Industrial
If you live in Germany, USA or UK you can listen to 4 full tracks at:
http://www.last.fm/music/Der+Blaue+Reiter
Their new album will be out this month.
Aww, where’s the picture from? I need a new desktop :P Reminds me of the medieval
It’s from flickr but there is no bigger version :(
Thanks, Josh =)
It’s also on Amazon and it’s on my wishlist now. I looove gloomydarky stuff.
sooo schön….. auch das letzte war schon so wunderbar…wir brauchen mehr davon :D eine so tolle harmonie in dem bild mit der musik
Beautiful words.
Hi Josh I saw and listened to this great vid but was disappointed there was no reading. I do poetry readings (my own poetry and that of others) on You Tube and wondered if you would mind if I used that music and that picture but added my reading of that great poem. It’s your idea and I will acknowledge you when I post the video. Is this OK with you? I’ve uploaded the video to my Skydrive page so you can view it. Here’s the url
http://cid-5bcbacc09fc85aab.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Charles%20Bryant%7C4s%20Spoken%20Word%20Poetry/Cargo.wmv
Regards, Chas.
Well done Charles!