# Two or Three Posies explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by John Keats.

## What happens

A playful, repetitive poem that enumerates various pairs and trios of everyday items, people, and actions, culminating in a whimsical turn toward poetic creation.

## Key lines

> Two or three dove eggs To hatch into sonnets—

A few simple, fragile beginnings can be nurtured into poetic works.

_The final lines suggest that from humble or natural origins, art (sonnets) can emerge._

## Links

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