Sweet
little bird in russet coat
The livery of the closing yearI love thy lonely plaintive note
& tiney whispering song to hear
While on the stile or garden seat
I sit to watch the falling leaves
The songs thy little joys repeat
My lonliness relieves
& many are the lonely minds
That hear & welcome thee anew
Not taste alone but humble hinds
Delight to praise & love thee too
The veriest clown biside his cart
Turns from his song with many a smile
To see thee from the hedgerow start
To sing upon the stile
(lines 1-16)
Poems by John Clare, ed. Norman Gale
(Rugby : George E. Over, 1901)
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Thank you for such a beautiful web site. I've just spent two lovely days in helpston and the poems could have been written yesterday.
I've taken many photos, helpston, glinton, castor hanglands, southey wood.
If you would like some copies to consider for use alongside some of the poems on here please let me know.
regards
mike
Yes please Mike... have you a website for me to download?
Regards...
Will try and put some here for you
www.myspace.com/mikehobsoncom
not sure what the quality will be like because i think they get compressed. otherwise i could put them onto a cd and post wherever you would like them. will be taking many more over the following months.
thanks for a great site
mike
Too much of the rural scenes Clare wrote about are 'vanished', with just a tiny few, like the robin, that live on, and whether it's the robin's autumn notes or any other bird that sings, I look at them and imagine that once the eyes of Clare saw and heard just the same.
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