The Shepherds Calendar – July Poem by John Clare : : Poet’s Page Poems MoreNext Poem138 / 174Previous PoemThe Shepherds Calendar – JulyR Daughter of pastoral smells and sightsAnd sultry days and dewy nightsJuly resumes her yearly placeWi her milking maiden faceRuddy and tand yet sweet to viewWhen everywhere’s a vale of dewAnd raps itContinue reading “The Shepherd’s Calendar: July : John Clare : : July Poems : : Months Poems : :”