JULY 27

The Spirit whom I loved in solitude

Sustained his child; the tempest-shaken wood,

The waves, the fountains, and the hush of night —

These were his voice, and well I understood

His smile divine, when the calm sea was bright

With silent stars, and Heaven was breathless with delight.

Revolt of Islam

Percy Bysshe Shelley

From ‘Shelley Day by Day’

Edited by Edith L. Allen

#Poetry by Percy Bysshe Shelley #daybyday