The Blossom

William Blake(1757–1827)

Songs of Innocence and of Experience, 1789

Merry Merry SparrowUnder leaves so greenA happy BlossomSees you swift as arrowSeek your cradle narrowNear my Bosom.

Pretty Pretty RobinUnder leaves so greenA happy BlossomHears you sobbing sobbingPretty Pretty RobinNear my Bosom.

From Songs of Innocence and of Experience, via the English Wikisource transcription (1826 edition).

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