The Past Percy Bysshe Shelley
"The Past" by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a reflective poem that explores themes of nostalgia, loss, and the passage of time. The lyrics convey a sense of yearning for bygone days and the inevitability of change. As a romantic work, it emphasizes emotional depth and the beauty of memory.
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Release Year: 1824
Main Themes: Nostalgia, Time, Loss
Lyrical Meaning: Reflects on the transient nature of life and the bittersweet nature of memories.
Cultural Impact: Influenced later romantic literature and poetry, highlighting the emotional complexity of human experience.
[Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824.]
1.
Wilt thou forget the happy hours
Which we buried in Love's sweet bowers,
Heaping over their corpses cold
Blossoms and leaves, instead of mould?
Blossoms which were the joys that fell,
And leaves, the hopes that yet remain.
2.
Forget the dead, the past? Oh, yet
There are ghosts that may take revenge for it,
Memories that make the heart a tomb,
Regrets which glide through the spirit's gloom,
And with ghastly whispers tell
That joy, once lost, is pain.
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1.
Wilt thou forget the happy hours
Which we buried in Love's sweet bowers,
Heaping over their corpses cold
Blossoms and leaves, instead of mould?
Blossoms which were the joys that fell,
And leaves, the hopes that yet remain.
2.
Forget the dead, the past? Oh, yet
There are ghosts that may take revenge for it,
Memories that make the heart a tomb,
Regrets which glide through the spirit's gloom,
And with ghastly whispers tell
That joy, once lost, is pain.
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