Here morning in the ploughman's song is met,

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Ploughman Singing

 

John Clare

 

 

Here morning in the ploughman's songs is met

Ere yet one footstep shows in all the sky,

And twilight in the east, a doubt as yet,

Shows not her sleeve of grey to know her bye.

Woke early, I arose and thought that first

In winter time of all the world was I.

The old owls might have hallooed if they durst,

But joy just then was up and whistled bye

A merry tune which I had known full long,

But could not to my memory wake it back,

Until the ploughman changed it to the song.

O happiness, how simple is thy track.

--Tinged like the willow shoots, the east's young brow

Glows red and finds thee singing at the plough.

Done