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Love Lives Beyond the Tomb

By John Clare

Topics: classic

Love lives beyond     The tomb, the earth, which fades like dew!     I love the fond,     The faithful, and the true.     Love lives in sleep,     The happiness of healthy dreams:     Eve's dews may weep,     But love delightful seems.     Tis seen in flowers,     And in the morning's pearly dew;     In earth's green hours,     And in the heaven's eternal blue.     Tis heard in Spring     When light and sunbeams, warm and kind,     On angel's wing     Bring love and music to the mind.     And where is voice,     So young, so beautiful, and sweet     As Nature's choice,     Where Spring and lovers meet?     Love lives beyond     The tomb, the earth, the flowers, and dew.     I love the fond,     The faithful, young and true.

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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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