tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post2002896684188630357..comments2023-09-23T12:27:48.199+01:00Comments on John Clare Weblog: The Lament of Swordy WellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post-28931411801672666522021-08-23T12:59:10.072+01:002021-08-23T12:59:10.072+01:00I have read a lot of his poems but this is new to ...I have read a lot of his poems but this is new to me and so pertinent and fresh.<br />Though change is in the air. I saw a farm in fife with a large edge to a potato field planted with thriving wild flowers.johnthebarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255924659739608684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post-22576067790002284992020-03-30T09:13:14.404+01:002020-03-30T09:13:14.404+01:00This is one of the most moving poems I have ever r...This is one of the most moving poems I have ever read, and so cruelly true. Sadly it tells the story of much of England's past. We are losing Swordy Wells all the time, and anyone who doubts it should read Roger Lovegrove's wonderful book, 'Silent Fields' (2007). There is no more worthy cause than the preservation of our natural environment - it is the only home we have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615986.post-52528715430168626452012-11-28T16:07:25.429+00:002012-11-28T16:07:25.429+00:00iPoor John Clare; he saw it all. So far as he was ...iPoor John Clare; he saw it all. So far as he was concerned, the worst thing one could do was build a wall around one's possessions: farmers and land. Robert Frost felt more protective about walls; decent wholesome defences, but he owned far more than Clare.LordCrashingborenoreply@blogger.com