Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/ poeticdrivel.blogspot.com
Th Positiv Capability of th L tt r “ ”
Littl can b writt n without an “ ” That sur foundation of s nt nc s and lin s Th most us ful vow l you v r did s Th most b autiful j w l our languag min s
L t us imagin what a v rbal gap A loss of this xc ll nt l tt r would m an Most consonants would fall into a trap If th b autiful “ ” w r l ft uns n
This little xp rim nt will h lp us s : Littl can b writt n without an “ ”
(The title is a play on Keats’ concept of negative capability – or p rhaps I should say, a play on K ats’ conc pt of n gativ capability.)