{"id":1961,"date":"2017-01-06T14:34:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T14:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2024-09-24T14:37:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T14:37:26","slug":"when-i-have-fears-that-i-may-cease-to-be-john-keats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/when-i-have-fears-that-i-may-cease-to-be-john-keats\/","title":{"rendered":"When I have fears that I may cease to be \u2014 John Keats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Poem 6 \u2014 100 Days of Poetry<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sonnet \u2014 When I Have Fears by John Keats \u2014 read by Rob Goll\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-yfbeDDj-34?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\nJohn Keats' When I have fears that I may cease to be is one of his most personal sonnets, written in 1818 as a reflection on mortality, creativity, and the fear of an unfulfilled life. The sonnet explores the universal anxiety of dying young, before fully realizing one\u2019s potential and experiencing love. Through vivid imagery, Keats expresses a deep longing for both creative and personal fulfilment, making this poem a haunting meditation on the fleeting nature of life.<\/p>\n<p>Keats (1795\u20131821) is considered one of the greatest poets of the Romantic era, and his work continues to resonate with readers today. When I have fears captures his fears of leaving behind an unfinished legacy, a sentiment that touches us all.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>When I have fears that I may cease to be<\/strong> by John Keats<\/p>\n<p>When I have fears that I may cease to be<br \/>\nBefore my pen has gleaned my teeming brain,<br \/>\nBefore high-pil\u00e8d books, in charactery,<br \/>\nHold like rich garners the full ripened grain;<br \/>\nWhen I behold, upon the night\u2019s starred face,<br \/>\nHuge cloudy symbols of a high romance,<br \/>\nAnd think that I may never live to trace<br \/>\nTheir shadows with the magic hand of chance;<br \/>\nAnd when I feel, fair creature of an hour,<br \/>\nThat I shall never look upon thee more,<br \/>\nNever have relish in the faery power<br \/>\nOf unreflecting love\u2014then on the shore<br \/>\nOf the wide world I stand alone, and think<br \/>\nTill love and fame to nothingness do sink.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>My Reflections on the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\nRecording this sonnet was a deeply moving experience. Keats' words resonate with anyone who has ever feared they might leave this world with their ambitions unfulfilled. His mastery of language makes the sonnet not just a personal reflection, but a universal expression of the human condition.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This post is part of my <em>100 Days of Poetry<\/em> series, where I embarked on a journey to record and share 100 poems over 100 days in 2017. 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