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Farmer's Boy

By John Clare

Topics: classic

He waits all day beside his little flock     And asks the passing stranger what's o'clock,     But those who often pass his daily tasks     Look at their watch and tell before he asks.     He mutters stories to himself and lies     Where the thick hedge the warmest house supplies,     And when he hears the hunters far and wide     He climbs the highest tree to see them ride--     He climbs till all the fields are blea and bare     And makes the old crow's nest an easy chair.     And soon his sheep are got in other grounds--     He hastens down and fears his master come,     He stops the gap and keeps them all in bounds     And tends them closely till it's time for home.

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About John Clare

John Clare (1793–1864) was an English poet known as the "peasant poet" for his humble origins. His nature poetry—including "I Am" and "Badger"—captures the English countryside with extraordinary precision and emotional honesty, and he is now recognized as one of the finest nature poets in the language.

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