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 REFLECTION IN SUMMER
One well may wonder oer the change of sceneNow Summers contrast thro' the land is spread
& turn us back were winters tempest fled
& left nought living but the Ivys green
The then bare woods that trembld over head
Like spectres mid the storm of what had been
& wrecks of beauty neer to bloom again
Are now all glory—nature smiles as free
As the last summer had commencd its reign
& she were blooming in eternity
So in this life when future thoughts beguile
& from past cares our spirits get relievd
Hope eggs us onward with as sweet a smile
As if before she ne'er had been decievd
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