To William Shelley (3)

by Percy Bysshe Shelley · (no date)
Published 01/07/1880

Thy little footsteps on the sands

Of a remote and lonely shore;

The twinkling of thine infant hands,

Where now the worm will feed no more;

Thy mingled look of love and glee

When we returned to gaze on thee—

#grief #infant mortality #loss #mourning #parental love #percy bysshe shelley

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