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“The Fly” by William Blake [w/ Audio]

Posted on March 5, 2024 by B Gourley

Source: USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab

Little fly,
 Thy summer's play
 My thoughtless hand
 Has brushed away.

Am not I
 A fly like thee?
 Or art not thou
 A man like me?

For I dance
 And drink and sing,
 Till some blind hand 
 Shall brush my wing.

If thought is life
 And strength and breath,
 And the want
 Of thought is death,

Then am I 
 A happy fly,
 If I live,
 Or if I die.

5 thoughts on ““The Fly” by William Blake [w/ Audio]”

Inspiracy Now on March 5, 2024 at 11:15 am said:

I like the audio component to this, I may have to start doing the same on my work. Great poem

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- B Gourley on March 5, 2024 at 11:18 am said:
  
  thanks
  
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M Jay Dixit on March 5, 2024 at 3:18 pm said:

I like this poem very much! Thanks for sharing.

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- B Gourley on March 5, 2024 at 3:27 pm said:
  
  You’re welcome.
  
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joyindestructible on March 5, 2024 at 7:55 pm said:

Thanks for sharing this. I adore his paintings (colored prints) but I’m less familiar with his poetry. I use his images sometimes to illustrate my writing and people think they are something new and edgy. A cutting edge from the distant past.

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