poems

(A poem by William Blake) I went to the Garden of Love,    And saw what I never had seen;A Chapel was… Read More »The Garden of Love

(A poem by William Blake) The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:While the Lily white… Read More »The Lily

(A poem by William Blake) Ah, sunflower, weary of time,    Who countest the steps of the sun;Seeking after that sweet golden… Read More »Ah, Sunflower

(A poem by William Blake) A flower was offered to me,    Such a flower as May never bore;But I said, ‘I’ve… Read More »My Pretty Rose Tree

(A poem by William Blake) I dreamt a dream! What can it mean?And that I was a maiden QueenGuarded by… Read More »The Angel

(A poem by William Blake) Little Fly,    Thy summer’s playMy thoughtless hand    Has brushed away. Am not I    A fly like thee?Or art… Read More »The Fly

(A poem by Willliam Blake) When the voices of children are heard on the green,    And whisperings are in the dale,The… Read More »Nurse’s Song

(A poem by William Blake) A little black thing among the snow,    Crying! ‘weep! weep!’ in notes of woe!‘Where are thy… Read More »THE CHIMNEY-SWEEPER

(A poem by Wiliam Blake) All the night in woeLyca’s parents goOver valleys deep,While the deserts weep. Tired and woe-begone,Hoarse… Read More »The Little Girl Found

(A poem by Wiliam Blake) ‘Love seeketh not itself to please,    Nor for itself hath any care,But for another gives its… Read More »The Clod and the Pebble