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From the lightning in the sky. As it pass’d me flying by—. From the thunder, and the storm—. And the cloud that took the form. (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view—. Source: American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century (1993) Poetry offers solace for the lonely and a positive perspective on being alone.
Of a demon in my view --NOTES: Poe wrote this poem in the autograph album of Lucy Holmes, later Lucy Holmes Balderston. The poem was never printed during Poe's lifetime. It was first published by E. L. Didier in Scribner's Monthly for September of 1875, in the form of a facsimile.
Jan 15, 2021 · Of a demon in my view — This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Return to the top of the page. Categories: 75% PD-old.
My sorrow—I could not awaken. My heart to joy at the same tone—. And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—. Then—in my childhood—in the dawn. Of a most stormy life—was drawn. From ev’ry depth of good and ill. The mystery which binds me still—. From the torrent, or the fountain—. From the red cliff of the mountain—.
From the lightning in the sky. As it pass’d me flying by—. From the thunder, and the storm—. And the cloud that took the form. (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view—. This poem is in the public domain. Alone - From childhood's hour I have not been.
Alone. From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved alone.
Of a demon in my view— When we’re young and struggling to find and establish our place in the world, many of us feel as though we’re simply not like other people. It comes as little surprise that Edgar Allan Poe – if we take this lyric poem as a personal expression of his own feelings – felt like this, too:
