To My Mother
Because I feel that in the heavens above
The angels, whispering one to another,
Can find among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of "Mother,"
Therefore by that dear name I have long called you,
You who are more than mother unto me,
And filled my heart of hearts, where death installed you,
In setting my Virginia's spirit free.
My mother -- my own mother, who died early,
Was but the mother of myself; but you
Are the mother to the one I loved so dearly,
And thus are dearer than the mother I knew
But that infinity with which my wife
Was dearer to my soul that its soul-life.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
The angels, whispering one to another,
Can find among their burning terms of love,
None so devotional as that of "Mother,"
Therefore by that dear name I have long called you,
You who are more than mother unto me,
And filled my heart of hearts, where death installed you,
In setting my Virginia's spirit free.
My mother -- my own mother, who died early,
Was but the mother of myself; but you
Are the mother to the one I loved so dearly,
And thus are dearer than the mother I knew
But that infinity with which my wife
Was dearer to my soul that its soul-life.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
18 comments:
nice work!
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Thank you Lucien,
for your visit and for your comment and for the link. I will...come over and visit your site too, promise! :-)
I am far in the bush and I can connect to the net, though slow. I will be back in two days.
Your last two posts have touched me. I think it is beautiful to accompagny your photos with poetry.
Happy Mother's Day! (We had it last Sunday)
«Here's looking at you, kid» is the original Casablanca quote...
lovely pics
do check out my blog on customising ur photos
www.artfrompixels.blogspot.com
Great poem and contributions to Mom's and really; your a great one too!
Happy Mother's Day Sue :-)
Wonderful picture and poem!
Happy Mother's Day - all the way from Norway :-)
Susanne, beautiful job on the flower.
Thank you so much Peter, for your wonderful words!
Thanks Gil,
for telling me the most famous words out from the movie Casablanca.:-)
Thank you vandana for visiting my blog.
Thank you so much for your Mother's Day wishes, Renny - all the way from Norway. :-)
That is so touching. The rose is perfect for your poem. :O)
Blessings,
Tawnya
Thanks so much Twanyia for your nice comment!
very touching work. excellent post
beautiful photo and poem. the treatment of the flower is so beautiful.
Thank you evlahos,
for visiting my post today.
Thank you Carol!
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