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What does the sunflower symbolize in William Blake's "Ah! Sunflower"?

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The sunflower represents a man who is bound to earth, but is pinning for eternity. The face of the sunflower follows the course of the sun in the hope of reaching land which is indifferent to frustration and restriction.
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