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 later poems of John Clare |  |
THY BONNY SMILE
Thy bonny smile thy inky hair
Parted before and forehead bare
Have every power to please me
Thy lily skin without a speck
Thy bonny waist and slender neck
Thy gown that does thy person deck
Makes all my troubles easy
Parted before and forehead bare
Have every power to please me
Thy lily skin without a speck
Thy bonny waist and slender neck
Thy gown that does thy person deck
Makes all my troubles easy
I fields o green in meadows gay
Me and my love will often stray
Where she doth often please me
Where wild weeds turn to pleasant flowers
I'll walk with her neath white thorn bowers
And there we'll talk in summer hours
Kisses of love will ease me
Me and my love will often stray
Where she doth often please me
Where wild weeds turn to pleasant flowers
I'll walk with her neath white thorn bowers
And there we'll talk in summer hours
Kisses of love will ease me
There will we walk my bonny girl
While showers bead the flowers wi pearl
Thy raven locks shall please me
Rain must not soil thy glossy shoe
A bare dry place we'll find to woo
Nor fear the rain or evening dew
While thy fond love shall ease me
While showers bead the flowers wi pearl
Thy raven locks shall please me
Rain must not soil thy glossy shoe
A bare dry place we'll find to woo
Nor fear the rain or evening dew
While thy fond love shall ease me
| The later poems of John Clare | |