Cancelled Passage
by Percy Bysshe Shelley — a poem card from Justes Mots
A brief, poignant fragment addressing a pillow soaked with tears, which can no longer bring sleep. This cancelled passage conveys the insomnia of grief and emotional exhaustion. Appropriate for expressing deep sorrow and sleepless nights of mourning.
O pillow cold and wet with tears!
Thou breathest sleep no more!…
Themes: sympathy · grief · reflection