Lines: We Meet Not As We Parted

Lines: We Meet Not As We Parted

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Lines: We Meet Not As We Parted is a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that explores the themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. The poem is written in iambic pentameter and consists of 14 lines. It begins with the speaker recalling a time when he and his beloved were together. He remembers how they used to meet in a beautiful natural setting and how they would share their love and dreams with each other. However, the speaker's tone shifts in the second half of the poem as he reflects on how things have changed. He realizes that he and his beloved are no longer together and that their love has been lost. The poem ends with the speaker expressing his grief and longing for the past. Lines: We Meet Not As We Parted is a powerful and moving poem that captures the pain and sorrow of lost love.

Book Details

Authors

Percy Bysshe Shelley image

Shelley's work was not widely read in his lifetime outside a small circle of friends, poets and critics. Most of his poetry, drama and fiction was published in editions of 250 copies which generally s...

Books by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Rover Vol. 01 No. 18 Cover image

Rover Vol. 01 No. 18 by Lawrence Labree

Published in 1843, "The Rover" was a weekly magazine featuring a curated selection of original and reprinted short stories, poetry, and engravings. Ed...

Up The Line Cover image

Up The Line by Will Carleton

'Up the Line' is a collection of poems by Will Carleton, known for his realistic depictions of rural American life in the late 19th century. The poem...

Graustark Cover image

Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon

The Graustark novels are stories of court intrigue, royal disguise, and romance similar to Anthony Hope's 1894 novel, The Prisoner of Zenda, and its s...

Road Cover image

Road by Siegfried Sassoon

LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different readings of Siegfried Sassoon's The Road, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)

Rainbow Cover image

Rainbow by Richard le Gallienne

The Rainbow, a collection of poems by Richard Le Gallienne, explores themes of love, beauty, nature, and the fleeting nature of life. Through evocativ...

Cinco Minutos Cover image

Cinco Minutos by Jose de Alencar

Cinco Minutos é uma história romântica que narra a busca de um homem por uma mulher que ele conhece por acaso e de quem se apaixona. O romance gira em...

Grand Meaulnes Cover image

Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier

In the rolling hills of the French countryside, a young boy named Augustin Meaulnes embarks on an extraordinary adventure that will shape the rest of...

Grandmother Elsie Cover image

Grandmother Elsie by Martha Finley

In this heartwarming installment of the Elsie Dinsmore series, Elsie's daughter, Violet, marries a naval captain with three children of his own. The s...

Selected Poems of John Drinkwater Cover image

Selected Poems of John Drinkwater by John Drinkwater

It is a captivating collection of poetry. Filled with lyrical beauty and heartfelt emotions, these poems will enchant young readers and transport them...

To the Man of the High North Cover image

To the Man of the High North by Robert W. Service

A collection of poems by Robert W. Service, "To the Man of the High North" captures the spirit of the Yukon gold rush and the rugged beauty of the Can...

Reviews for Lines: We Meet Not As We Parted

No reviews posted or approved, yet...