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Bridal Ballad

Edgar Allan Poe·1809–1849
Lines:31Movement:Romanticism
The ring is on my hand, And the wreath is on my brow;Satins and jewels grandAre all at my command. And I am happy now. And my lord he loves me well; But, when first he breathed his vow,I felt my bosom swell--For the words rang as a knell,And the voice seemed _his_ who fellIn the battle down the dell, And who is happy now. But he spoke to reassure me, And he kissed my pallid brow,While a reverie came o'er me,And to the churchyard bore me,And I sighed to him before me,Thinking him dead D'Elormie, "Oh, I am happy now!" And thus the words were spoken, And thus the plighted vow,And, though my faith be broken,And, though my heart be broken,Behold the golden keys That _proves_ me happy now! Would to God I could awaken For I dream I know not how,And my soul is sorely shakenLest an evil step be taken,--Lest the dead who is forsaken May not be happy now.