Spring

William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)



Sound the flute!
      Now it's mute!
      Bird's delight,
      Day and night,
      Nightingale,
      In the dale,
      Lark in sky,--
      Merrily,
 Merrily merrily, to welcome in the year.
 
      Little boy,
      Full of joy;
      Little girl,
      Sweet and small;
      Cock does crow,
      So do you;
      Merry voice,
      Infant noise;
 Merrily, merrily, to welcome in the year.
 
      Little lamb,
      Here I am;
      Come and lick
      My white neck;
      Let me pull
      Your soft wool;
      Let me kiss
      Your soft face;
 Merrily, merrily, to welcome in the year.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Scheme aabbccxxD eexxxxxxD ffxxggxxD
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 580
Words 86
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 9, 9, 9

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