Famous Bellyache Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Mary Ellen

by Robert William Service
 It's mighty quiet in the house
 Since Mary Ellen quit me cold;
I've swept the hearth and fed the mouse
 That's getting fat and overbold.
I've bought a pig's foot for the pot
 And soon I'll set the fire alight;
Then I may eat or I may not,
 Depends upon my appetite.

Since Mary Ellen left me lone
 I haven't earned a bloody...Read more of this...

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