William Blake (1757-1827). Ah! Sun-Flower. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

Ah! Sun-Flower

William Blake (1757–1827)


AH 1 Sunflower weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the Sun;
Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveller’s journey is done:

Where the Youth pined away with desire	5
And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow
Arise from their graves, and aspire
Where my Sunflower wishes to go!

Note 1. Blake. ‘Songs of Experience’, engraved 1794. [back]