Ah! Sunflower is a poem written by the English poet William Blake. It was published as part of his collection Songs of Experience in 1794. William Blake in an 1807 portrait by Thomas Phillips. ... The Songs of Experience is a poetry collection, forming the second part of William Blakes Songs of Innocence and Experience. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Allen Ginsberg had an auditory hallucination of Blake reading "Ah, Sunflower"[citation needed]. Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American Beat poet. ...
The Poem
Ah Sun-flower! weary of time. Who countest the steps of the Sun: Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the travellers journey is done
Where the Youth pined away with desire, And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow: Arise from their graves and aspire, Where my Sun-flower wishes to go.
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