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John Clare: The Midsummer Cushion

Edited by R. K. R. Thornton & Anne Tibble
Clare, John (1793-1864)

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THE MIDSUMMER CUSHION
 
[dedication]
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TO THE RURAL MUSE
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TALES
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POEMS
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BALLADS & SONGS
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SONNETS

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THE MORNING WIND

Theres more then music in this early wind
Awaking like a bird refreshed from sleep
& joy what Adam might in eden find
When he with angels did communion keep
It breaths all balm & insence from the sky
Blessing the husbandman with freshening powers
Joys manna from its wings doth fall & lie
Harvests for early wakers with the flowers
The very grass with joys devotion moves
Cowslaps in adoration & delight
This way & that bow to the breath they love
Of the young winds that with their dewpearls play
Till smoaking chimneys sicken the young light
& feelings fairey visions fade away
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