A dream has power to poison sleep.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyRead
As long as skies are blue, and fields are green Evening must usher night, night urge the morrow, Month follow month with woe, and year wake year to sorrow
Interpretation
What this quote means
Life is full of cycles and changes, often marked by sorrow and the passage of time.
This quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley reflects the inevitability of life's cyclical nature, where beauty and joy (represented by blue skies and green fields) are often accompanied by sorrow and the passage of time (represented by the transition from evening to night, and from month to month). It emphasizes the transient nature of happiness and the continuous cycles of life that bring both joy and melancholy.
Themes
LifeCyclesSorrowTimeChange
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used during a memorial service to reflect on the cycles of life and the inevitability of change.
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I am the daughter of Earth and Water, And the nursling of the Sky; I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores; I change, but I cannot die. For after the rain when with never a stain The pavilion of Heaven is bare, And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams Build up the blue dome of air, I silently laugh at my own cenotaph, And out of the caverns of rain, Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb, I arise and unbuild it again.
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Ah, woe is me! Winter is come and gone. But grief returns with the revolving year.
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