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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BY CLARE—TO BE PLACED AT THE BACK OF HIS PORTRATE PRESENTED TO INSKIP BY MRS. PRICHARD |
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BY CLARE—TO BE PLACED AT THE BACK OF HIS PORTRATE PRESENTED TO INSKIP BY MRS. PRICHARD
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Bard of the mossy cotKnown through all ages
Leaving no line to blot
All through thy pages
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And the green meadow
Where the sweet birds build
Nature thy widow
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Bard of the wild flowersRain washed and wind shaken
Dear to thee was mild showers
And heaths o' green bracan
The song o' the wild bird
Than nothing seemed dearer
The low o' the mild herd
And sheep bleating nearer
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Bard o' the sheep penThe stack yard and stable
The hovel in bracken glen
Where a stone makes a table
There the white daisey blooms
With a tear in his eye
There Jenny Wren comes
When winter is bye
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Comes there and builds anewHis pudding bag nest
Hidden from rain and dew
The milking cows guest
Bard o' the mossy shed
Live on for ages
Daiseys bloom by thy bed
And live in thy pages
| The later poems of John Clare | |