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The Sick Rose

by William Blake

Romantic · Short · 8 linesnaturenight

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.

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