Author: William Blake
Ah Sun-flower! 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, And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow: Arise from their graves and aspire, Where my Sun-flower wishes to go.
Type of Poem: Lyric Poem
Date Written: 1794-01-01
Date Published: 1794-01-01
Language: English
Keywords: Sunflower, Aspiration, Time, Desire, Death
Source: Songs of Experience
Publisher: W. Blake
Rights/Permissions: Public Domain
Comments/Notes: A brief and poignant poem that symbolizes the yearning for a perfect, eternal state beyond the weariness and limitations of earthly life.
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