William Blake "To See a World..."

This is one of my favourite poems, by William Blake.
Enjoy...



(Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence")

To see a World in a Grain of Sand 

And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, 

Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand

 And Eternity in an hour. 

 A Robin Redbreast in a Cage 

Puts all Heaven in a Rage.

 A dove house fill’d with doves and pigeons 

Shudders Hell thro’ all its regions.

 A Dog starv’d at his Master’s Gate 

Predicts the ruin of the State. 

A Horse misus’d upon the Road 

Calls to Heaven for Human blood.

 Each outcry of the hunted Hare

A fibre from the Brain does tear. 

 He who shall train the Horse to War 

Shall never pass the Polar Bar. 

The Beggar’s Dog and Widow’s Cat, 

Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.

 The Gnat that sings his Summer song 

 Poison gets from Slander’s tongue.

 The poison of the Snake and Newt 

Is the sweat of Envy’s Foot. 

 A truth that’s told with bad intent 

Beats all the Lies you can invent. 

It is right it should be so; 

Man was made for Joy and Woe; 

And when this we rightly know 

Thro’ the World we safely go.

 Every Night and every Morn 

Some to Misery are Born.

 Every Morn and every Night 

Some are Born to sweet delight.

 Some are Born to sweet delight, 

Some are Born to Endless Night.