Poetry is a sword of lightning, ever Posted on February 6, 2012February 6, 2007 by admin “Poetry is a sword of lightning, ever unsheathed, which consumes the scabbard that would contain it.” — Percy Bysshe Shelley Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley Category: poetry Tags: poetry, Percy Bysshe Shelley Spread the love Related posts: Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden Poetry is the record of the best