Time & Brevity
Thou hast a lap full of seed
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
Time & Brevity
Thou hast a lap full of seed,
And this is a fine country.
Why dost thou not cast thy seed,
And live in it merrily?
Shall I cast it on the sand
And turn it into fruitful land?
For on no other ground
Can I sow my seed.
Without tearing up
Some stinking weed.
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MLA
Blake, William. “Thou hast a lap full of seed.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/128/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “Thou hast a lap full of seed.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/128/.
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