Ode on Indolence

Ode on Indolence, poem in six stanzas by John Keats, written in May 1819 and published posthumously in 1848.

The chief event of the ode is a morning vision of three figures in Classical dress, passing before the poet as if they were ancient drawings on a spinning urn. The poet recognizes them as Love, Ambition, and Poesy, and their fleeting presence sadly reminds the poet of his recent idleness.