The Mind
If you trap the moment before it's ripe
From The Rossetti Manuscript (c. 1793–1818)
The Mind
If you trap the moment before it's ripe,
The tears of repentance you'll certainly wipe;
But if once you let the ripe moment go
You can never wipe off the tears of woe.
Cite this poem
MLA
Blake, William. “If you trap the moment before it's ripe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/142/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “If you trap the moment before it's ripe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/142/.
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