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Ah Sunflower, weary of time,
Who countest the steps of the sun;
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Seeking after that sweet golden clime
Where the traveler's journey is done;
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Where the youth pined away with desire,
And the pale virgin shrouded in snow,
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Arise from their graves, and aspire
Where my Sunflower wishes to go!
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by William Blake
This post is was inspired by the wonderful poems and quotations provided daily by Nancy at Soliloquy!