IV

by Percy Bysshe Shelley · (no date)
Published 01/07/1880
Part of To Sophia (Miss Stacey)

As dew beneath the wind of morning,

As the sea which whirlwinds waken,

As the birds at thunder's warning,

As aught mute yet deeply shaken,

As one who feels an unseen spirit

Is my heart when thine is near it.

#longing #nature metaphor #percy bysshe shelley #romantic love #spiritual yearning

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