To the Muses
1757-1827
WHETHER on Ida's shady brow
Or in the chambers of the East,
The chambers of the Sun, that now
From ancient melody have ceased;
Whether in heaven ye wander fair,
Or the green corners of the earth,
Or the blue regions of the air
Where the melodious winds have birth;
Whether on crystal rocks ye rove,
Beneath the bosom of the sea,
Wandering in many a coral grove;
Fair Nine, forsaking Poetry;
How have you left the ancient love
That bards of old enjoy'd in you!
The languid strings do scarcely move,
The sound is forced, the notes are few.
DayPoems Poem No. 435
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/435.html">To the Muses by William Blake</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
Timothy Bovee, editor
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