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The Sick Rose - a poem by William Blake

 

 

The Sick Rose
William Blake

 

O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm.
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

The Sick Rose
William Blake

 

 The Sick Rose - a poem by William Blake

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