Famous Appreciated Poems by Famous Poets

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As I Sat Alone by Blue Ontario's Shores

...d Death and infidelity at every step.) 

2
A Nation announcing itself, 
I myself make the only growth by which I can be appreciated,
I reject none, accept all, then reproduce all in my own forms. 

A breed whose proof is in time and deeds; 
What we are, we are—nativity is answer enough to objections; 
We wield ourselves as a weapon is wielded, 
We are powerful and tremendous in ourselves,
We are executive in ourselves—We are sufficient in the variety of ourselves, 
We are the...Read more of this...
by Whitman, Walt


Non-Stop

...ke dog barked and died.
The conductor entered the lavatory 
and was not seen again, although 
his harmonica-playing was appreciated. 
He was not without talent, some said.
A botanist with whom I had become acquainted
actually suggested we form a group or something.
I was looking for a familiar signpost
in his face, or a landmark that would
indicate the true colors of his tribe.
But, alas, there was not a glass of water 
anywhere or even the remains of a trail. 
I got a bewild...Read more of this...
by Taylor, Edward

Non-Stop

...ke dog barked and died.
The conductor entered the lavatory 
and was not seen again, although 
his harmonica-playing was appreciated. 
He was not without talent, some said.
A botanist with whom I had become acquainted
actually suggested we form a group or something.
I was looking for a familiar signpost
in his face, or a landmark that would
indicate the true colors of his tribe.
But, alas, there was not a glass of water 
anywhere or even the remains of a trail. 
I got a bewild...Read more of this...
by Tate, James

Part 10 of Trout Fishing in America

...paint for other loved ones.

 There was also a big sign that said:



 USED TROUT STREAM FOR SALE.

 MUST BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED,



 I went inside and looked at some ship's lanterns that were

 for sale next to the door. Then a salesman came up to me

 and said in a pleasant voice, "Can I help you?"

 "Yes, " I said. "I'm curious about the trout stream you

 have for sale. Can you tell me something about it? How are

 you selling it?"

 "We're selling it by the foot lengt...Read more of this...
by Brautigan, Richard

Peter Anderson And Co

...-- 
Men who might have been, who had been, but who were not in the swim -- 
'Twas a town of wrecks and failures -- they appreciated him. 
They would ask him who the Co. was -- that ***** company he kept -- 
And he'd always answer vaguely -- he would say his partner slept; 
That he had a `sleeping partner' -- jesting while his spirit broke -- 
And they grinned above their glasses, for they took it as a joke. 
He would shout while he had money, he would joke while he had breath...Read more of this...
by Lawson, Henry


Revolt In The Ranks

...
then the biggest one gets up and
walks toward the door.
"hey, where are you going?" he is
asked.
"somewhere where I am
appreciated."
then, he
and the others
vanish. 
I open a beer, sit down at the
machine and nothing
happens. 
like now. 
from the 1997 Black Sparrow New Year's greeting, "A New War"...Read more of this...
by Bukowski, Charles

The Burns Statue

...This Statue, I must confess, is magnificent to see,
And I hope will long be appreciated by the people of Dundee;
It has been beautifully made by Sir John Steell,
And I hope the pangs of hunger he will never feel. 

This statue is most elegant in its design,
And I hope will defy all weathers for a very long time;
And I hope strangers from afar with admiration will stare
On this beautiful statue of thee, Immortal Bard of Ayr. 

Fellow...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

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