Thy Little Footsteps on the Sands
The speaker recalls an infant's footsteps on a remote, lonely shore, tiny hands, and a look of love and glee when those watching returned to gaze at the child.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Elegiac Poetry · 58 words
First lines
Thy little footsteps on the sands / Of a remote and lonely shore; / The twinkling of thine infant hands, / Where now the worm will feed no more; / Thy mingled look of love and glee / When we returned to gaze on thee-
Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Six rhymed lines directly address an infant through intimate details of footsteps, hands, and expression.
- Elegiac Poetry — The remembered affection and infant gestures are interrupted by a reference to where the worm will feed no more.
Tags
infancy · remembrance · shoreline · lyric poetry
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Elegiac Poetry
- Length: 58 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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