Clod And The Pebble, The

William Blake

"Love seeketh not itself to please,   
Nor for itself hath any care,  
But for another gives its ease, 
And builds a heaven in hell's despair."

So sung a little clod of clay,
Trodden with the cattle's feet;
But a pebble of the brook 
Warbled out these meters meet: 

"Love seeketh only Self to please,
To bind another to its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a hell in heaven's despite."

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