Infant Joy – A Poem for a Newborn Baby
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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