Tag: john clare

  • Little Trotty Wagtail

    LITTLE TROTTY WAGTAIL by John Clare (1793-1864) Little trotty wagtail he went in the rain, And tittering, tottering sideways he neer got straight again, He stooped to get a worm, and looked up to get a fly, And then he flew away ere his feathers they were dry. Little trotty wagtail, he waddled in the…