Living
Infant Joy
From Songs Of Innocence
Living
"I have no name;
I am but two days old."
What shall I call thee?
"I happy am,
Joy is my name."
Sweet joy befall thee!
Pretty joy!
Sweet joy, but two days old.
Sweet Joy I call thee:
Thou dost smile,
I sing the while;
Sweet joy befall thee!
Cite this poem
MLA
Blake, William. “Infant Joy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/16/.
Chicago
Blake, William. “Infant Joy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/16/.
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