Dream-Land by Edgar Allan Poe (Audio Poem)

Dream-Land by Edgar Allan Poe
Read by Alex J. Taylor
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By a route obscure and lonely,
Haunted by ill angels only,
Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT,
On a black throne reigns upright,
I have reached these lands but newly
From an ultimate dim Thule-
From a wild weird clime that lieth, sublime,
Out of SPACE-Out of TIME.
Bottomless vales and boundless floods,
And chasms, and caves, and Titan woods,
With forms that no man can discover
For the tears that drip all over;
Mountains toppling evermore
Into seas without a shore;
Seas that restlessly aspire,
Surging, unto skies of fire;
Lakes that endlessly outspread
Their lone waters-lone and dead,-
Their still waters-still and chilly
With the snows of the lolling lily.
By the lakes that thus outspread
Their lone waters, lone and dead,-
Their sad waters, sad and chilly
With the snows of the lolling lily,-
By the mountains-near the river
Murmuring lowly, murmuring ever,-
By the grey woods,-by the swamp
Where the toad and the newt encamp,-
By the dismal tarns and pools
Where dwell the Ghouls,-
By each spot the most unholy-
In each nook most melancholy,-
There the traveller meets, aghast,
Sheeted Memories of the Past-
Shrouded forms that start and sigh
As they pass the wanderer by-
White-robed forms of friends long given,
In agony, to the Earth-and Heaven.
For the heart whose woes are legion
’T is a peaceful, soothing region-
For the spirit that walks in shadow
’T is-oh, ’t is an Eldorado!
But the traveller, travelling through it,
May not-dare not openly view it;
Never its mysteries are exposed
To the weak human eye unclosed;
So wills its King, who hath forbid
The uplifting of the fring'd lid;
And thus the sad Soul that here passes
Beholds it but through darkened glasses.
By a route obscure and lonely,
Haunted by ill angels only,
Where an Eidolon, named NIGHT,
On a black throne reigns upright,
I have wandered home but newly
From this ultimate dim Thule.
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[@joea.9969]

Ive always loved this one

[@FillyK80]

This is the best reading I have heard of this poem: you capture the meaning without trying too hard to sound overly dramatic (which just ruins many other readings I have heard), perfectly communicating the essence of the poem. 💜

[@samuelstephens6163]

Bravo! Great poetry, great narration, with excellently done music. Magical.

[@sweetnessofsickness]

This is your greatest work by far. Astounding. What a gem you have found in Alex

[@Robert-c5m]

I Concur. Mr Taylor’s Reading is the Finest I’ve heard thus Far ! Could this BE the S. Richter of Romantic Poetry ? 📖🙏

[@ChillsAndThrills8]

Great one. Atmospheric visualization and excellent narration.

[@sarmadusmani4792]

Absolutely wonderful Alex. I have been in love with this poem since my teenage years.And with this recitation you have indeed transported me to that dim thule.

[@Hallblithe]

Thank you so much for your kind words! Doing this recording was a real pleasure.

[@slothy7560]

Beautifully done!

[@davids.8142]

Best reading, a subscribe wont do

[@omgdflea]

...and why they named area 51 "Dreamland"?