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 SWALLOW
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Pretty Swallow once againCome and pass me i' the rain
Pretty swallow why so shy
Pass again my window by
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The horse pond where he dips his wingsThe wet day prints it full o' rings
The rain drops on his [airy] track
Lodge like pearls upon his back
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Then agen he dips his wingIn the wrinkles of the spring
Then o'er the rushes flies again
And pearls roll off his back like rain
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Pretty little swallows flyVillage doors and windows by
Whisking o'er the garden pales
Where the blackbird finds the snails
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Whewing by the ladslove treeFor something only seen by thee
Pearls that on the red rose hings
Falls off shaken by thy wings
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On yon low that[c]hed cottage stopIn the sooty chimney pop
Where thy wife and family
Every evening wait for thee—
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