"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

20 October 2024

Rises.


Hear the voice of the Bard,
Who present, past, and future, sees;
            Whose ears have heard
            The Holy Word
That walked among the ancient trees;

      Calling the lapsed soul,
And weeping in the evening dew;
            That might control
            The starry pole,
And fallen, fallen light renew!

      O Earth, O Earth, return!
Arise from out the dewy grass!
            Night is worn,
            And the morn
Rises from the slumbrous mass.

      Turn away no more;
Why wilt thou turn away?
            The starry floor,
            The watery shore,
Is given thee till the break of day.

William Blake

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