A few years ago I was reciting William Blake’s Ah Sun-Flower to my son when a tune popped into my head.
I sang it through a few times and the tune seemed to fit very nicely with the poem. Since I have no formal musical training, I made a recording of myself singing it and sent it to a professional musician to have it produced.
The following mp3 is the resulting production which I received. The song is sung and produced by Mike Jasper of Austin, TX using my tune and William Blake’s original poem.
I hope you enjoy it as a diversion from my usual poetry postings.
Happy New Year, and may you all find your own “sweet golden clime[s]” in 2009.
