Love
I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden
From Poems of 1820
Love
I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden,
Thou needest not fear mine;
My spirit is too deeply laden
Ever to burthen thine.
I fear thy mien, thy tones, thy motion,
Thou needest not fear mine;
Innocent is the heart’s devotion
With which I worship thine.
Cite this poem
MLA
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/64/.
Chicago
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “I fear thy kisses, gentle maiden.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/64/.
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