The Lake (Edgar Allan Poe)…
Fujifilm X100
The Vee – Clogheen, Tipperary
Irish landscape photography : Nigel Borrington
The Lake
In spring of youth it was my lot
To haunt of the wide earth a spot
The which I could not love the less —
So lovely was the loneliness
Of a wild lake, with black rock bound,
And the tall pines that tower’d around.
But when the Night had thrown her pall
Upon that spot, as upon all,
And the mystic wind went by
Murmuring in melody —
Then — ah then I would awake
To the terror of the lone lake.
Yet that terror was not fright,
But a tremulous delight —
A feeling not the jewelled mine
Could teach or bribe me to define —
Nor Love — although the Love were thine.
Death was in that poisonous wave,
And in its gulf a fitting grave
For him who thence could solace bring
To his lone imagining —
Whose solitary soul could make
An Eden of that dim lake.
Edgar Allan Poe’s poem: The Lake
Nigel Borrington 
The picture really illustrates Poe’s poem.
A wonderful combination.
May 5, 2013 at 8:31 pm
Thank you Rabirius, Lovely comment Many Thanks 🙂
Nigel
May 5, 2013 at 10:40 pm
I can almost see The Lady of the Lake beneath the glassy surface. What an evocative, atmospheric image!
May 5, 2013 at 9:26 pm
Thank you Sharon 🙂
I think she is there in her graceful Spirit !! 🙂
May 5, 2013 at 10:42 pm
Spooky textures. Interesting ambiguity of scale.
May 5, 2013 at 10:25 pm
Thank you Simon, I love this lake its just a wonderful place !
Thank you
Nigel
May 5, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Audible gasp! Breathtaking photo mirroring haunting verse. : ))
May 6, 2013 at 5:29 am
Thank you Anne, those are great comments, Thank you 🙂
May 6, 2013 at 10:42 am
A soft looking landscape looks like it is rolling into the lake as a wave … and I keep peering into the depths … but not too sure what I’m looking for … 🙂
Lovely Nigel .
May 6, 2013 at 7:30 am
Thank you Poppy 🙂
At some point I will post images that show this lake’s landscape in full, its a fantastic location…..
May 6, 2013 at 10:44 am
The poem and photo really complement each other. Great choice Nigel. I love Edgar Allan Poe 🙂
May 6, 2013 at 10:06 am
Hello Norma 🙂
Thank you, that’s great his work is inspiring :), I found a wonderful web site with much of his work on it, a great place to spend time!
May 6, 2013 at 10:47 am