Auguries of Innocence

from

Auguries of Innocence

by William Blake

 

To see a world in a grain of sand,

 

And a heaven in a wild flower,

 Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,

And eternity in an hour.

 

The source of the title of my blog is William Blake's Auguries of Innocence, an amazingly wonderful and complicated poem.  For many years, Blake's poetry has tantalized my imagination and, in many ways, shaped my poetic spirit.  Today, I am sending you the first stanza only of Auguries of Innocence.  I certainly hope that Blake approves of my photo illustrations, the first from a Mexican beach and the second, the Mariposa Lily, from Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park.