Tribute to John Clare (standard:poetry, 203 words)
Author: The St. John Lady	Added: Feb 12 2012	Views/Reads: 2713/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I wrote this to enter a competition to mark John Clare Day. It never won, but was not a bad attempt seeing as it was done in 30 minutes! Enjoy, and please rate/review; thanks kindly.

Our dear John Clare 

I feel so close to you as I sit here in All Saints Church, looking to
your poem for inspiration 

But the words, they don't come easily 

They are in my heart, in my head 

Stuck deep inside, not willing to flow freely 

I look to you, my dear John for help and guidance 

I wonder if you ever felt these feelings, thought these same thoughts I
realise that you must have done 

It drove you mad didn't it? 

Is that why you walked from London all the way home, I wonder if that
would help me? 

And this is your home, it is where you belong 

And it is mine too 

I do not want to go anywhere else, there is no place better for me 

As I look back over your life and mine, I can see it clearly 

We both have much to celebrate 

We have a home, somewhere people will care about us 

And what's more, it is somewhere we both found our writing flow again 

Because as I look back, I now see that I have my flow back again too 

I have found something to say 

And all in the nick of time.


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