In Drear-Nighted December Poem by John Keats

In Drear-Nighted December

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IN drear-nighted December,
Too happy, happy tree,
Thy branches ne'er remember
Their green felicity:
The north cannot undo them
With a sleety whistle through them;
Nor frozen thawings glue them
From budding at the prime.

In drear-nighted December,
Too happy, happy brook,
Thy bubblings ne'er remember
Apollo's summer look;
But with a sweet forgetting,
They stay their crystal fretting,
Never, never petting
About the frozen time.

Ah! would 'twere so with many
A gentle girl and boy!
But were there ever any
Writhed not at passed joy?
The feel of not to feel it,
When there is none to heal it
Nor numbed sense to steel it,
Was never said in rhyme.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 16 May 2014

Mr keats Amazing showcase of poetry, keep it up

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Ramesh T A 03 December 2018

Poet John Keats says the unsayable things too in rhyme and rhythm perfect! What a great poet he is!

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Ratnakar Mandlik 03 December 2018

An excellent poem penned by a great poet glorifying december.

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Edward Kofi Louis 03 December 2018

'The north cannot undo them'! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 07 December 2020

Wonderful narration of a winter night and the effect of the season on life as a whole. A nice classical melody.

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Mahtab Bangalee 07 December 2020

Ah! would 'twere so with many A gentle girl and boy! But were there ever any Writhed not at passed joy? The feel of not to feel it, When there is none to heal it Nor numbed sense to steel it, Was never said in rhyme. /// it's just beautiful poetic expression; greatly written; enjoyable

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Paul Amrod 07 December 2020

The beauty of a cozy glimpse of the coming of late autumn.

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John Keats 07 December 2020

A very promising look at the grim days of late autumn.

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Dr Antony Theodore 07 December 2020

The feel of not to feel it, When there is none to heal it Nor numbed sense to steel it, Was never said in rhyme. The great John keats. tony

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A classic poem from a classic poet!

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