Infant Joy
by William Blake
"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! William Blake A radical thinker for his day, William Blake privileged imagination over reason in the creation of his poetry and images.... More >