Nature

Daybreak

by William Blake 1757–1827

From Poems, ed. Alice Meynell (1911)

Nature

To find the western path,
Right through the gates of wrath
I urge my way;
Sweet morning leads me on;
With soft repentant moan
I see the break of day.

The war of swords and spears,
Melted by dewy tears,
Exhales on high;
The sun is freed from fears,
And with soft grateful tears
Ascends the sky.

MLA

Blake, William. “Daybreak.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/72/.

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Blake, William. “Daybreak.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/blake/72/.

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