The later poems of John Clare 1837-1864 ... General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
 | I. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
SONG To his Wife
|
| II. |
|
|
| I. |
| II. |
|
|
| 1. |
| 2. |
| 3. |
| 4. |
| 5. |
| 6. |
| 7. |
| 8. |
| 9. |
| 10. |
| 11. |
| 12. |
| 13. |
| 14. |
| 15. |
| 16. |
| 17. |
| 18. |
| 19. |
| 20. |
| 21. |
| 22. |
| 23. |
| 24. |
| 25. |
| 26. |
| 27. |
| 28. |
| 29. |
| 30. |
| 31. |
| 32. |
 | The later poems of John Clare |  |
SONG To his Wife
1
O Mary in the silent hourStill let my memory dwell
Thy face was like the lily flower
Thy eye the young gazelle—
2
I look on pleasures that have beenI look on things that are
In every place and every scene
And nothing find but care
3
There's something in thine arching browSo beautifully fair
It even warms my bosom now
To feel my home is there
4
So Mary in thy silent thoughtsStill keep a place for me
Then is my prison kindly bought
And happy shall I be
| The later poems of John Clare | |