Famous Alpha Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Alpha poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous alpha poems. These examples illustrate what a famous alpha poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Smart, Christopher
...n;
His WORD accomplish'd the design,
From brightest gem to deepest mine,
From CHRIST enthron'd to man.
XXXI
Alpha, the cause of causes, first
In station, fountain, whence the burst
Of light, and blaze of day;
Whence bold attempt, and brave advance,
Have motion, life, and ordinance
And heav'n itself its stay.
XXXII
Gamma supports the glorious arch
On which angelic legions march,
And is with sapphires pav'd;
Thence the fleet clouds are sent adrift...Read more of this...
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Tebb, Barry
...t in the morning
Utterly alone in this deserted ending.
I am the loneliest man on earth.
The last and first, alpha and omega,
Beginning and end.
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Margaret, I will pluck you from the crowd,
Together we will walk by the Aire again
I will never leave it, it is the only place
On earth where I can breathe, red hot pokers
Still grow in the abandoned gardens of Knostrop,
Lupin valley will glow again with blossom,
Late narcissi bend in the wind.
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Kipling, Rudyard
...As a 'int the pompom an' six 'undred men . . . .
Off through the dark with the stars to rely on---
(Alpha Centauri an' somethin' Orion)
Moves the section, etc.
Same bloomin' 'ole which the ant-bear 'as broke,
Same bloomin' stumble an' same bloomin' joke
Down the section, etc.
Same "which is right?" where the cart-tracks divide,
Same "give it up" from the same clever guide
To the section, etc.
Same tumble-down on the same 'idden farm,
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Lowell, Amy
...Look, Dear, how bright the moonlight is to-night!
See where it casts the shadow of that tree
Far out upon the grass. And every gust
Of light night wind comes laden with the scent
Of opening flowers which never bloom by day:
Night-scented stocks, and four-o'clocks, and that
Pale yellow disk, upreared on its tall stalk,
The evening primrose, comrade of t...Read more of this...
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