To One Departed

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Seraph! thy memory is to me Like some enchanted far-off isle In some tumultuous sea - Some ocean vexed as it may be With storms; but where, meanwhile, Serenest skies continually Just o'er that one bright island smile. For 'mid the earnest cares and woes That crowd around my earthly path, (Sad path, alas, where grows Not even one lonely rose!) My soul at least a solace hath In dreams of thee; and therein knows An Eden of bland repose. Edgar Allan Poe The reason I chose this poem, other than it being short, is because it is a softer look at this, otherwise dark, poet. Edgar Allan Poe normally writes short stories that captures the imagination while it rips out your soul and tears it to pieces. This poem shows more of a longing for the lost. It gives a small description of the hard, unforgiving life that Poe had. It does this without drawing attention to to the hardships. It focuses more on the longing and not pains.