Poem-A-Day: House or Window Flies by John Clare

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House or Window Flies by John Clare   These little window dwellers, in cottages and halls, were always entertaining to me; after dancing in the window all day from sunrise to sunset they would sip of the tea, drink of the beer, and eat of the sugar, and be welcome all summer long. They look like things of mind or fairies, and seem pleased or dull as the weather permits. In many clean cottages and genteel houses, they are allowed every liberty to creep, fly, or do as they like; and seldom or ever do wrong. In fact they are the small or dwarfish portion of our own family, and so many fairy familiars that we know and treat as one of ourselves. Today's poem is in the public domain. Poetry by Clare "I Am": The Selected Poetry of John Clare Poem-A-Day launched in 2006 and features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. Browse the Poem-A-Day archive. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem In Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org. February 10, 2013 Born on July 13 1793, John Clare is an English poet and the author of Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery and The Firetail. Related Poems I heard a Fly buzz (465) by Emily Dickinson The Fly by William Blake Window by Carl Sandburg

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