John Clare

Gender: 
Male

  • Summer Moods

    I Love at eventide to walk alone,
    Down narrow glens, o’erhung with dewy thorn,
    Where from the long grass underneath, the snail,
    Jet black, creeps out, and sprouts his timid horn.
    I love to muse o’er meadows newly mown,
    Where withering grass perfumes the...

  • To Mary: I Sleep with Thee

    I sleep with thee, and wake with thee,
    And yet thou art not there;
    I fill my arms with thoughts of thee,
    And press the common air.
    Thy eyes are gazing upon mine
    When thou art out of sight;
    My lips are always touching thine
    At morning, noon, and night....

  • Secret Love

    I hid my love when young till I
    Couldn't bear the buzzing of a fly;
    I hid my love to my despite
    Till I could not bear to look at light:
    I dare not gaze upon her face
    But left her memory in each place;
    Where eer I saw a wild flower lie
    I kissed and bade my love...

  • Song [Secret Love]

    I hid my love when young while I
    Couldn't bear the buzzing of a fly
    I hid my love to my despite
    Till I could not bear to look at light
    I dare not gaze upon her face
    But left her memory in each place
    Where ere I saw a wild flower lie
    I kissed and bade my love...

  • To Mary

    I sleep with thee, and wake with thee,
    And yet thou art not there;
    I fill my arms with thoughts of thee,
    And press the common air.
    Thy eyes are gazing upon mine
    When thou art out of sight;
    My lips are always touching thine
    At morning, noon, and night....

  • First Love

    I ne'er was struck before that hour
    With love so sudden and so sweet.
    Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower
    And stole my heart away complete.

    My face turned pale, a deadly pale.
    My legs refused to walk away,
    And when she looked what could I ail
    My life...