{"id":1971,"date":"2017-01-10T16:19:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T16:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:21:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:21:52","slug":"fill-for-me-a-brimming-bowl-john-keats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/fill-for-me-a-brimming-bowl-john-keats\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill For Me a Brimming Bowl \u2014 John Keats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Poem 10 \u2014 100 Days of Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fill For Me a Brimming Bowl by John Keats \u2014 read by Rob Goll #100daysofpoetry Poem 10\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K2ZdHBmfaxQ?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 \/>\n<em>Fill For Me a Brimming Bowl<\/em> by John Keats is a passionate poem that delves into themes of love, memory, and desire. Written in 1814, this lesser-known work of Keats reveals a powerful inner conflict as the poet longs to forget a lost love. The vivid and emotional language expresses the tension between romantic ideals and the desire for escape.<\/p>\n<p>John Keats (1795\u20131821) is considered one of the greatest Romantic poets, and his works are known for their depth of feeling and rich imagery. <em>Fill For Me a Brimming Bowl<\/em> is a testament to his ability to capture the complexities of love and loss.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Fill For Me a Brimming Bowl<\/strong> \u2014 John Keats<\/p>\n<p>Fill for me a brimming bowl<br \/>\nAnd in it let me drown my soul:<br \/>\nBut put therein some drug, designed<br \/>\nTo Banish Women from my mind:<br \/>\nFor I want not the stream inspiring<br \/>\nThat fills the mind with\u2014fond desiring,<br \/>\nBut I want as deep a draught<br \/>\nAs e'er from Lethe's wave was quaff'd;<br \/>\nFrom my despairing heart to charm<br \/>\nThe Image of the fairest form<br \/>\nThat e'er my reveling eyes beheld,<br \/>\nThat e'er my wandering fancy spell'd.<br \/>\nIn vain! away I cannot chace<br \/>\nThe melting softness of that face,<br \/>\nThe beaminess of those bright eyes,<br \/>\nThat breast\u2014earth's only Paradise.<br \/>\nMy sight will never more be blest;<br \/>\nFor all I see has lost its zest:<br \/>\nNor with delight can I explore,<br \/>\nThe Classic page, or Muse's lore.<br \/>\nHad she but known how beat my heart,<br \/>\nAnd with one smile reliev'd its smart<br \/>\nI should have felt a sweet relief,<br \/>\nI should have felt ``the joy of grief.''<br \/>\nYet as the Tuscan mid the snow<br \/>\nOf Lapland dreams on sweet Arno,<br \/>\nEven so for ever shall she be<br \/>\nThe Halo of my Memory.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>My Reflections on the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\nRecording <em>Fill For Me a Brimming Bowl<\/em> was an emotional experience. Keats\u2019 use of imagery and raw emotion allows the reader to feel his struggle between desire and detachment. It\u2019s a poem that resonates deeply with anyone who has faced the pain of unfulfilled love.<\/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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