Shed no tear! O shed no tear!
The flower will bloom another year.
Weep no more! O weep no more!
Young buds sleep in the root's white core." - Meaning and context.">
"Faery Songs", I (1818)

Shed no tear! O shed no tear!
The flower will bloom another year.

Weep no more! O weep no more!
Young buds sleep in the root's white core.

— John Keats

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Shed no tear! O shed no tear!
The flower will bloom another year.

Weep no more! O weep no more!
Young buds sleep in the root's white core." in the context of ""Faery Songs", I (1818)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "John Keats" (Quotes) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
John Keats

About John Keats

John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.