Love

Lines: Unfelt, unheard, unseen

by John Keats 1795–1821

From Posthumous and Fugitive Poems

Love

Unfelt, unheard, unseen,
I've left my little queen,
Her languid arms in silver slumber lying:
Ah! through their nestling touch,
Who — who could tell how much
There is for madness — cruel, or complying?

Those faery lids how sleek !
Those lips how moist! — they speak,
In ripest quiet, shadows of sweet sounds :
Into my fancy's ear
Melting a burden dear,
How "Love doth know no fullness nor no bounds."

True ! — tender monitors !
I bend unto your laws :
This sweetest day for dalliance was born!
So, without more ado,
I'll feel my heaven anew,
For all the blushing of the hasty morn.

MLA

Keats, John. “Lines: Unfelt, unheard, unseen.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/keats/70/.

Chicago

Keats, John. “Lines: Unfelt, unheard, unseen.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/keats/70/.

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