(Self-Portrait of William Blake)
death of Blake not bleak
he would forever seek
always on the make
not for money but
creatively
honestly
for heaven's sake
for the haven of heaven
!
A friend wrote:
"My dear Friend,
Lest you should not have heard of the Death of Mr. Blake I have written this to inform you - He died on Sunday Night at 6 o'clock in a most glorious manner. He said He was going to that Country he had all His life wished to see & expressed himself Happy hoping for Salvation through Jesus Christ - Just before He died His Countenance became fair - His eyes Brightened and He burst out in Singing of the things he Saw in Heaven. In Truth He died like a Saint."
