One sung of thee who left the tale untold,
Like the false dawns which perish in the bursting;
Like empty cups of wrought and daedal gold,
Which mock the lips with air, when they are thirsting.
Classic poem
Fragment: A Tale Untold
Public domain/Source
About this poem
- First line
- One sung of thee who left the tale untold,
- Poet
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Themes
- nature, hope, time
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