May 17th, 2011
INFANT JOY
"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 (1757-1827)
Posted in celebration of the birth of Zia
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