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Keats Helps Carry a Cat to the Veterinarian
[I]f Poetry comes not as naturally as the Leaves to a tree
it had better not come at all
-John Keats, Letter to John Taylor, February 27, 1818 1
The leaves come naturally from the trees today
As autumn floats away, onto the pages of life
Memories set down, one word at a time
Or phrases scribbled in heart-leaping haste
But in humility the poor poet perceives
That lines often don’t come naturally at all
Resisting as fiercely as hissing cats
Being crated for a trip to the vet
No
Poetry doesn’t come as easily as all that -
Come, Mr. Keats, and help me with this cat!
1 John Keats – "Keats's Axioms" -- Letter to John Taylor, February 27, 1818 | Genius
Nov 26, 2020
Nov 26, 2020 at 7:41 AM UTC
Lawrence Hall
[email protected]
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
Keats Helps Carry a Cat to the Veterinarian
[I]f Poetry comes not as naturally as the Leaves to a tree
it had better not come at all
-John Keats, Letter to John Taylor, February 27, 1818 1
The leaves come naturally from the trees today
As autumn floats away, onto the pages of life
Memories set down, one word at a time
Or phrases scribbled in heart-leaping haste
But in humility the poor poet perceives
That lines often don’t come naturally at all
Resisting as fiercely as hissing cats
Being crated for a trip to the vet
No
Poetry doesn’t come as easily as all that -
Come, Mr. Keats, and help me with this cat!
1 John Keats – "Keats's Axioms" -- Letter to John Taylor, February 27, 1818 | Genius
A poem is itself.