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johnny on the spot said:
Mackenzie, you'll have to trawl through tons of the crap John Clare did write, but here's one of his best:

An Invite, to Eternity

Wilt thou go with me, sweet maid,
Say, maiden, wilt thou go with me
Through the valley-depths of shade,
Of night and dark obscurity;
Where the path has lost its way,
Where the sun forgets the day,
Where there's nor life nor light to see,
Sweet maiden, wilt thou go with me?

Where stones will turn to flooding streams,
Where plains will rise like ocean waves,
Where life will fade like visioned dreams
And mountains darken into caves,
Say, maiden, wilt thou go with me
Through this sad non-identity,
Where parents live and are forgot,
And sisters live and know us not!

Say, maiden; wilt thou go with me
In this strange death of life to be,
To live in death and be the same,
Without this life or home or name,
At once to be and not to be -
That was and is not -yet to see
Things pass like shadows, and the sky
Above, below, around us lie?

John Clare

That from the heart of a mentally-ill shepherd. It's just staggering.

WOW, that is amazing. Makes me want to cry..............thanks for that JOTS.

I will investigate further.
 
LittleStan said:
Can't believe that Bob Dylan has not had a mention yet. Fantastic songs and how the hell he is not dead yet is ...well....just cool.....

'When the Ship Comes In' is a work well worthy of marvel.
 

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