Shelley's Heart Poem by Volkan Hacioglu

Cor cordium

A great lighthouse still
On the horizon blazes
And dark storm will
Ruin the rough seas

My vision is of but thee
In the mirror drown’d thy soul
Of thee in lieu let I die
And be a ghost or a ghoul

Not the Gods can divide us
Thy dubber doppelgänger
Show of a pair of shadows
The Soul twin hereafter

Talk to me please
Shelley’s heart over
Set into fire at unease
Like a salamander

Tell me the truth Alastor
Of ‘The Spirit of Solitude’
All in all but love for
Kindle into a new prelude

The Hermit of Marlow
Then be dumb forever
Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein’s lover

“Nondum amabam
Et amare amabam
Quaerebam quid amarem
Amans amare”

The magical chiper of poetry
In thy heart breaking
“Night” is eyes’ alchemy
And the darkness everlasting

O what a grand core
To catch fire from sky
Let stars ignite more
Lest thy torch die!