O Rose, thou art sick! The invisible worm, That flies in the night, In the howling storm,
Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy; And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy.
- William Blake
Never seek to tell thy love, Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind doth move Silently, invisibly.
I told my love, I told my love, I told her all my heart, Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears. Ah! she did depart!
Soon after she was gone from me, A traveller came by, Silently, invisibly: He took her with a sigh.
- William Blake
William Blake föddes 28 november år 1757 i London. Han var en poetm mystiker, konstnär och publicist. Han föddes i medelklassfamilj och redan tidigt visade han talang. Han dog 12 augusti år 1827.
