Mythology & Folklore
Fragment: A Roman’s Chamber
From Poems of 1819
Mythology & Folklore
In the cave which wild weeds cover
Wait for thine aethereal lover;
For the pallid moon is waning,
O’er the spiral cypress hanging
And the moon no cloud is staining.
It was once a Roman’s chamber,
Where he kept his darkest revels,
And the wild weeds twine and clamber;
It was then a chasm for devils.
Cite this poem
MLA
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Fragment: A Roman’s Chamber.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/58/.
Chicago
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Fragment: A Roman’s Chamber.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/58/.
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