Love
Love and harmony combine
From Poems, ed. Alice Meynell (1911)
Love and harmony combine,
And around our souls entwine,
While thy branches mix with mine,
And our roots together join.
Joys upon our branches sit,
Chirping loud and singing sweet;
Like gentle streams beneath our feet,
Innocence and virtue meet.
Thou the golden fruit dost bear,
I am clad in flowers fair;
Thy sweet boughs perfume the air,
And the turtle buildeth there.
There she sits and feeds her young;
Sweet I hear her mournful song;
And thy lovely leaves among
There is Love; I hear his tongue.
There his charming nest doth lay,
There he sleeps the night away;
There he sports along the day,
And doth among our branches play.
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Blake, William. “Love and harmony combine.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/70/.
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Blake, William. “Love and harmony combine.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/70/.
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