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Now summer is in flower and nature's hum
Is never silent r'ound her sultry bloom
Insects as small as dust are never done
Wi' glittering dance and reeling in the sun
And green wood fly and blossom haunting bee
Are never weary of their melody.
–John Clare (1793–1864)

Thursday, June 11, 2020
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