“The Lake — To ——”by EAP

Comics story adaptation, 6 pgs. Appeared first time [B&W] in Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe #2 (2006). Reprinted [B&W] in Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe [HC] (2006) and [B&W] in Haunt of Horror (2009).
Inspiration: Edgar Allan Poe. Story: Rich Margopoulos. Art: Richard Corben (no signature). Lettering printed (VC’s Randy Gentile).

The original poem by Edgar Allan Poe:

Aka “The Lake”
First time published in 1827

In spring of youth it was my lot
To haunt of the wide world 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 towered 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.

“The Lake — To ——”by EAP

The original poem by Edgar Allan Poe:

Aka “The Lake”First time published in 1827

Aka “The Lake”
First time published in 1827