The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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THE WIND & TREES
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I love the song of tree and windHow beautiful they sing
The licken on the beach tree rind
E'en beats the flowers of spring
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From the southwest sugh sugh it comesThen whizes round in pleasant hums
It sings the spirit of the storm
The trees with dancing waxes warm
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They dance and bow, and dance againThe very trunks, each branch and grain
Shake and dance and wave and bow
In every form no matter how
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In every storm they dance on highThe semblance of a stormy sky
Then sob and roar and bend and swee
The semblance of a stormy sea
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I love the song of wood and windThe sobs before its roar behind
I love the stir of flood and tree
'Tis all of natures melody
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I love the roaring of the windThe calm that follows cheers the mind
'Tis like the good mans end of peace
When joys begin and troubles cease
The later poems of John Clare | ||