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Shelley's Farewell, by Kati Nagy

10/22/2016

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The Cremation of Percy Bysshe Shelley, by Louis Édouard Fournier (France), 1889.

Shelley's Farewell


Now at last I lay at rest
upon this prickly pyre,
cradled in this smoking nest
enveloped by the fire.
To leave behind what I detest
remains my one desire,
to turn my back on life's cruel jest
escape the loveless mire.
Let mourners wail in tones distressed,
perhaps they are not liars.
But I alone am truly blessed
as twilight lifts me higher.

Kati Nagy

This was written as part of the 20 Poem Challenge.

Kati Nagy is a semi-retired, globe-trotting ESL teacher who now resides in San Francisco with a view of the sparkling Bay Bridge. She weaves her stories in poems, collages, memoir, and solo performances. 
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Sarah Russell link
10/22/2016 10:30:33 am

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Michael Cleary
10/23/2016 08:00:27 am

Loved that!

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Rosemary Reynolds
10/25/2016 09:51:35 pm

Beautiful! Oh, to feel the same way when it's our time.

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