take on Blake

William Blake

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.

He who shall hurt the little Wren
Shall never be belov'd by Men.

Let us agree to give up love,
And root up the Infernal Grove;
Then shall we return and see
The worlds of happy Eternity.

My Haiku take on Blake by richard lynn livesay

Shrink perspective down

Be in but not of this world

A grain of sand speaks

Landscape of color

Wildflowers accent God’s canvas

Divine creations

Forever is now

Infinity ongoing

Always in your grasp

Mind will never grasp

Concept of Eternity

Live in it each hour

Cruel acts on nature

To injure a little bird

Others may despise

Shall we give up love?

Dismiss the idealist ways

See Eternity?

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René Allen Feb 9, 2013, 10:35pm UTC

Beautiful Richard ~ I enjoyed this!

This is NOW FEATURED in Poet's Passion ~

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 9, 2013, 11:36pm UTC

hi, Rene'..so glad you enjoyed...I found Blake a interesting poet and artist. thanks for the feature...hope you are well

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Don .... Feb 10, 2013, 12:08am UTC

very nice Richard...Mind will never grasp Concept of Eternity Live in it each hour......

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 10, 2013, 12:05pm UTC

appreciate the comments, Don. yes many don't take the time to get in touch with their spirituality

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wendy st. john-devereaux Feb 10, 2013, 9:05am UTC

i love blake---and the haiku are a wondeful response to his piece.....they were thoughtful an insired and really, really good

blessings

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 10, 2013, 12:12pm UTC

thank you so much. I love researching artists that I came across long ago. I am so blessed in my retirement years to do as I please and enjoy poetry and art more deeply. Blake was a master engraver and was trained in a good art school as well as work in the printing profession. He was a rebel and attacked the institutions of religion saying go directly to the source. ashamed like many artists he wasn't recognized in his time but critized harshly

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sarah leanne Feb 18, 2013, 7:43am UTC

you already know how I feel about this..So amazing richard!!
Keep it up Apollo...

Richard Lynn Livesay Feb 18, 2013, 3:28pm UTC

it's so nice to be among such kind, intellectual peers

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