XIX
The Wild Flower's Song
As I wander'd the forest,
The green leaves among,
I heard a wild flower
Singing a song.
'I slept in the Earth
In the silent night,
I murmur'd my fears,
And I felt delight.
'In the morning I went,
As rosy as morn,
To seek for new Joy;
But I met with scorn.'
~~
William Blake (1757-1827), 1793
from Poetical Works, 1905
[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]
William Blake biography
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