Known As A Peasant Poet

The greatest Nature poet of the English language to many was John Clare His poems on birds and animals with the best can compare In Helpston his home Village he grew to love Nature as a child But sadly in his life lady luck on him never smiled Some poets in their poems claim Nature's ways to be a mystery But John Clare wrote on Nature's creatures in their reality Of Nature's creatures he was one who knew much about He once got so close to a singing cuckoo that he could see into it's mouth His poems on animals and birds are among the best The Landrail, The Badger, The Pettichap and The Thrush's Nest And his poems on insects such as the ladybird known as Clock A Clay A literary gem on Nature that is enjoyed by lovers of Nature poetry today A renowned poet of the English language of the nineteenth century John Clare died in the Northampton Asylum in extreme poverty Known as a peasant poet but literary gems he did create And today his name does live on as a poetic great.