«Love’s Philosophy»

By PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY



The fountains mingle with the river

   And the rivers with the ocean,

The winds of heaven mix for ever

   With a sweet emotion;

Nothing in the world is single;

   All things by a law divine

In one spirit meet and mingle.

   Why not I with thine?—


See the mountains kiss high heaven

   And the waves clasp one another;

No sister-flower would be forgiven

   If it disdained its brother;

And the sunlight clasps the earth

   And the moonbeams kiss the sea:

What is all this sweet work worth

   If thou kiss not me?



Painting by Fabian Perez

https://fabianperez.com

Illustration by Laurent Guidali

https://www.laurentguidali.com

Work by eDition Etoile

https://www.editionetoile.com


 

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