PercyByssheShelley
Ⅰ
OwildWestWind, thoubreathofAutumn'sbeing,
Thou, fromwhoseunseenpresencetheleavesdead
Aredriven, likeghostsfromanenchanterfleeing,
Yellow, andblack, andpale, andhecticred,
Pestilence-strickenmultitudes: Othou,
Whochariotesttotheirdarkwintrybed
Thewingedseeds, wheretheyliecoldandlow,
Eachlikeacorpsewithinitsgrave, until
ThineazuresisteroftheSpringshallblow
Herclariono'erthedreamingearth, andfill
(Drivingsweetbudslikeflockstofeedinair)
Withlivinghuesandodoursplainandhill:
WildSpirit, whichartmovingeverywhere;
DestroyerandPreserver; hear, oh, hear!
II
Thouonwhosestream, midthesteepsky'scommotion,
Loosecloudslikeearth'sdecayingleavesareshed,
ShookfromthetangledboughsofHeavenandOcean,
Angelsofrainandlightning: therearespread
Onthebluesurfaceofthineaerysurge,
Likethebrighthairupliftedfromthehead
OfsomefierceMaenad, evenfromthedimverge
Ofthehorizontothezenith'sheight,
Thelocksoftheapproachingstorm, Thoudirge
Ofthedyingyear, towhichthisclosingnight
Willbethedomeofavastsepulchre,
Vaultedwithallthycongregatedmight
Ofvapours, fromwhosesolidatmosphere
Blackrain, andfire, andhailwillburst: oh, hear!
III
Thouwhodidstwakenfromhissummerdreams
TheblueMediterranean, wherehelay,
Lulledbythecoilofhiscrystallinestreams,
BesideaPumiceIsleinBaiae'sbay,
Andsawinsleepoldpalacesandtowers
Quiveringwithinthewave'sintenserday,
Allovergrownwithazuremossandflowers
Sosweet, thesensefaintspicturingthem!Thou