Epipsychidion

by Percy Bysshe Shelley — a poem card from Justes Mots

The opening address from Shelley's Epipsychidion, in which the poet speaks to his own poem as if it were a precious object, instructing it to proclaim its beauty to those who cannot comprehend its meaning. The verse celebrates the transcendent power of art and love to elevate the soul beyond mundane understanding. It serves as a meditation on artistic purpose and the incomparable worth of the beloved.

L’anima amante si slancia fuori del creato, e si crea nell’ infinito un
Mondo tutto per essa, diverso assai da questo oscuro e pauroso baratro.
HER OWN WORDS.

My Song, I fear that thou wilt find but few
Who fitly shalt conceive thy reasoning,
Of such hard matter dost thou entertain;
Whence, if by misadventure, chance should bring…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship