John A. Hancock Poems

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1.
A Candle In The Window

I left a candle in the window
A shinning light for you to see
When the veil of sadness around the has lift'd
In the hope it will guide you back to me
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2.
British Columbia

I remember British Columbia
The land of sun and rain
Snow capp'd mountains and tall fir trees
And lush green terrain
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3.
Sonnet # 30 Missing You

I heard not the sound of your voice
That sweet song I long to hear
Of that melody which be'stills my heart
Not a single note do I hear
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4.
The Pleasure Of Knowing You

The river sweetly sang to me
An enchanting song I long'd to hear
Urging the sleeping forest to awaken
Calling forth all the wild flowers to appear
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5.
Hesitation

Here we are again
Both of us wondering
What to do what to say
A paradox romance
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6.
A Summer's Rain

I am not afraid to say
That I love a summer's rain
To listen to the pitter-patter of rain drops
Splash lightly upon the window panes
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7.
Morality's Child

I ponder the day I confront'd light
When from the dark seclusion in which I lay
Twas pull'd forth from nature's cradle of creation
To breathe the very air of rejection that fateful day
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8.
Sonnet # 48 The First Snowflake

Held aloft by the angry winter winds
A single speck of white it falls
Gently doth it ride the rising currents
To no particular place at all
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9.
Ode To Jane

Like a flower blooms in spring
Bursting forth into life
Did she before my eyes appear
An o'er flourishing delight
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10.
John Clare (1793-1864)

Of poverty's bane a timid boy reaped
The poetic Clare knew only grief
Illness condemning a family to parish relief
Potatos and gruel kind charity's meat
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