Famous Barefaced Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Barefaced poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous barefaced poems. These examples illustrate what a famous barefaced poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...e plainly know
That not for me is the thing I prize;
Instead, from her coldly scornful eyes,
Indifference looks on my barefaced guile;
She knows, of course, what my act implies—
But look at those lips! Do they hint a smile?
I stand here, eager, and beam and glow,
And she only looks a refined surprise
As clear and crisp and as cold as snow,
And as—Stop! I will never criticise!
I know what her cold glance signifies;
But I’ll stand just here as I am awhile
Till a smile to...Read more of this...
by
Butler, Ellis Parker
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