[John Keats] When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be

When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,
Before high piled books, in charact'ry,
Hold like rich garners the full-ripen'd grain;
When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face,
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love!—then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink.

Reading by Nicholas Shaw.

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[black90lucy]

Love the voice and the music. Just perfect, thank you!

[TaurusEmerald169]

THANK YOU, awesome :D

*helped me so much on my homework...I had to recite this poem and I put it on repeat for over 20 times!*

[karenemm1]

Thank you for such a lovely upload.