The Valley of Unrest by Edgar Allan Poe

In the greenest of our valleys
By good angels tenanted,
Once a fair and stately palace —
Radiant palace — reared its head.
In the monarch Thought's dominion —
It stood there!
Never seraph spread a pinion
Over fabric half so fair!

Banners yellow, glorious, golden,
On its roof did float and flow,
(This — all this — was in the olden
Time long ago,)
And every gentle air that dallied,
In that sweet day,
Along the ramparts plumed and pallid,
A winged odor went away.

Wanderers in that happy valley,
Through two luminous windows, saw
Spirits moving musically,
To a lute's well-tuned law,
Round about a throne where, sitting
(Porphyrogene!)
In state his glory well-befitting,
The ruler of the realm was seen.

And all with pearl and ruby glowing
Was the fair palace door,
Through which came flowing, flowing, flowing,
And sparkling evermore,
A troop of Echoes, whose sweet duty
Was but to sing,
In voices of surpassing beauty,
The wit and wisdom of their king.

But evil things, in robes of sorrow,
Assailed the monarch's high estate.
(Ah, let us mourn! — for never morrow
Shall dawn upon him desolate!)
And round about his home the glory
That blushed and bloomed,
Is but a dim-remembered story
Of the old time entombed.

And travellers, now, within that valley,
Through the red-litten windows see
Vast forms, that move fantastically
To a discordant melody,
While, like a ghastly rapid river,
Through the pale door
A hideous throng rush out forever
And laugh — but smile no more.

Kommentare

Avó Pirueta hat gesagt…
Teresa, logo the Valley of Unrest! Assim, para começar a semana? Bem, mas o poema é tão musical que te perdoo o conteúdo. Como passas? Dá notícias mais explícitas, porque receio fazer leituras incorrectas de algumas das tuas belas escolhas. Espero que esteja tudo bem contigo. Um beijo. Carmo
BC hat gesagt…
O poema,está comentado,mas como a
avó também eu estou a estranhar Teresa.Está tudo bem consigo?
Anda desaparecida, pode ser só o não comentar, o que interessa é ler
por vezes não precisamos comentar, e vamos visitar os amigos na mesma,
mas fica sempre uma preocupaçãozita
no ar.
Beijinhos e vá dando notícias,isto agora também já são poucos dias, eu estou de partida, mais ou menos uma semanita se Deus quiser e vou rumo ao Alentejo e depois abstinência do computador...