The Sick Rose ~ Coil

William Blake’s The Sick Rose read by John Balance. “The Sick Rose“ 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. The Sick Rose was first published in 1794, when it was included in Blake’s collection titled Songs of Experience as the 39th plate.