"The Sick Rose" is a poem by William Blake, originally published in Songs of Innocence and of Experience as the 39th plate; the incipit of the poem is O Rose thou art sick.
"The Sick Rose" by William Blake is a poem originally published in "Songs of Innocence and Experience" as the 39th plate; the incipit of the poem is O Rose thou art ill. This concept is related to the idea of decay and corruption.