To The Drunken Spirit Of William Blake Poem by Z.I. Mahmud

To The Drunken Spirit Of William Blake

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Oh Blake with your drunken spirit you've adorned,
The everlasting grace and beauty of the Gospel.

You've illuminated mankind with your Poetical Sketches,
I love the Lamb and sympathize the ecstasy of a little kid.

With the proclamation of lifelong belief you have painted;
Through imagining The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.

Humanity burst into warring fragmented lamentations;
Ah! Milton and Jerusalem appeared in reconciled visions.

Your engravings sculptured, color drawings printed:
And the water color illustrations giving a feeble and tottering The Real Man The Imagination which liveth forever.

I read William Wordsworth's commentary in the pleasantries exchange with the saying goes:
"There is no doubt that this poor man was mad, but there is something in the madness of this man which interests me more than the sanity of Lord Byron and Walter Scott."

I narrate the gladdening and overwhelming tidings of:
Henry in a letter to the Damsel Dorothy-
He lives…enjoying constant intercourse with the world of spirits. He receives visits from Shakespeare, Milton, Dante, Voltaire etc..etc..etc and has given me repeatedly their words in conversations.

Have you been pondering in enchanted walks too Blake?
Might have nymphs and fairies in bewilderment.

Wherefore divine incarnations of Blake stare at distress
In stunning blasphemy thus Antichrist dwells in dismay.

Jesus voice thundering sounds in compelling spirits
As stones bleed John; Satan put sin in the cross and tomb.

You are a mental traveler Blake: preacher romantic
And here I present my farewell to your soul spiritual heal.

To The Drunken Spirit Of William Blake
Monday, March 18, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: romanticism
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bernard Kennedy 17 November 2019

Very nice poem. Well written with poetic feeling.

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Chinedu Dike 16 November 2019

A beautiful tribute to a literary icon, well conceived and elegantly brought forth in persuasive poetic expressions with artistic brilliance. An insightful piece of poetry. Thanks for sharing, Mahmud.

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Mahtab Bangalee 19 March 2019

superb writings on W. Blake

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Jazib Kamalvi 18 March 2019

Write comment. A nice start, Z. I. M. Read my poem, Love and Iust. Thanks

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