Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE INDIAN SERENADE, by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY


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First Line: I arise from dreams of thee
Last Line: Where it will break at last!
Variant Title(s): Lines To An Indian Air; Serenade;the Indian Girl's Song
Subject(s): Desire; Love; Men


I ARISE from dreams of thee
In the first sweet sleep of night,
When the winds are breathing low,
And the stars are shining bright.
I arise from dreams of thee,
And a spirit in my feet
Has led me -- who knows how? --
To thy chamber-window, sweet!
The wandering airs they faint
On the dark, the silent stream, --
The champak odors fail
Like sweet thoughts in a dream;
The nightingale's complaint,
It dies upon her heart,
As I must die on thine,
O, belovd as thou art!
O, lift me from the grass!
I die, I faint, I fail!
Let thy love in kisses rain
On my lips and eyelids pale.
My cheek is cold and white, alas!
My heart beats loud and fast:
O, press it close to thine again,
Where it will break at last!




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