The early poems of John Clare 1804-1822: General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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A WISH
Be where I may when death brings in his billDemanding payment for lifes lingering debt
Or in my native village nestling still
Or tracing scenes Ive never known as yet
O let one wish go where I will be mine
To turn me back & wander home to dye
Mong nearest friends my latest breath resign
& in my church yard wi' my kindred lye
Neath the thick shaded sycamores decay
Its broad leaves trembling to the breeze of day
To see its shadow oer my ashes wave
How soothing will it be while hovering near
My unseen spirit haunts its dais[i]ed grave
Pausing on scenes the life once lovd so dear
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