Cornish Eye

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This poem, text only, is included in my latest Book/eBook ‘Clive’s Uni-Verse – A Cornishman’s take on life’. ISBN13: 9781800743342 published by Olympia Publishers in Jan 2022.

I watched A Cornish chough, Flying so Cornish high, Over Cornish cliffs, In a Cornish sky, All Cornish observations, Made by my Cornish eye. I watched The Cornish sun, Masked by a Cornish cloud, I thought my Cornish thoughts, My Cornish thoughts were loud, I viewed the Cornish landscape, And I felt so Cornish proud. I watched The Cornish waves, Roll into the Cornish bay, I saw the Cornish sunset, At the end of another Cornish day, For I am forever Cornish, And forever Cornish I will stay ...

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Clive Blake

Date: 2/27/2022 12:41:00 PM

I didn't originally write this poem with funeral services in mind, but many Cornish people have used it as such. After requests, I have also made two slight variations of this poem, to make the 'Her Cornish Eye' and 'His Cornish Eye' poems.