Famous Bafflement Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Bafflement poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous bafflement poems. These examples illustrate what a famous bafflement poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Macavity: The Mystery Cat

by T S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot
 Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw--
For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime--Macavity's not there!

Macavity, Macavity, there's no on like Macavity,
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir...Read more of this...

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