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14d Blake's night flier (9) I?V?S???? (the V may be incorrect)

INVISIBLE - "the invisible worm that flies by night". I know it from Britten's serenade for tenor, horn and strings - O Rose though art sick.

Invisible - line from poem "the invisible that flies in the dark"

sorry - thou, not though!

sorry . invisible worm

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.

Thanks for that ChrisE. It was William Blake.

I wasn't intending to claim it as mine, rossim!

Although we would all like to hear some of yours, chris...

Well, if you really mean it, here's one of mine:

Free verse, or dog dirt
Most free verse
Concerns ordure or worse
Like dog dirt, which oughta
Be cleaned up,
As it carries parasites such as Toxicara