Nature
The Isle
From Poems of 1822
Nature
There was a little lawny islet
By anemone and violet,
Like mosaic, paven:
And its roof was flowers and leaves
Which the summer’s breath enweaves,
Where nor sun nor showers nor breeze
Pierce the pines and tallest trees,
Each a gem engraven;—
Girt by many an azure wave
With which the clouds and mountains pave
A lake’s blue chasm.
Cite this poem
MLA
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “The Isle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/133/.
Chicago
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “The Isle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/133/.
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