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 WILD ROSE |
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THE WILD ROSE
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The hedge rose blossoms like thy faceSweet red and white together
And shadows wave about the place
Where branches twist together
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The leaves dance to a merry tuneAnd boughs wave like to billows
A flowry carpet throughout june
And concert in the willows
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Dews bead the headaches like to gemsAnd corn blades like to rain
God's love does nothing here condemn
All live free from sins pain
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Then let us meet at dewy mornOr else at golden noon
Or evening mid the waving corn
Or night while shines the moon
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The hedge row was our tristing placeBeside the rose tree fair
There nature smiled on thy sweet face
The fairest wild rose there
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