Best Famous Old Person Poems

Here is a collection of the all-time best famous Old Person poems. This is a select list of the best famous Old Person poetry. Reading, writing, and enjoying famous Old Person poetry (as well as classical and contemporary poems) is a great past time. These top poems are the best examples of old person poems.

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• All Famous Old Person Poems

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old person of Fife There was an old person of Fife,Who was greatly disgusted with life;They sang him a ballad, and fed him on salad,Which cured that old person of Fife.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an Old Person of Prague There was an Old Person of Prague,Who was suddenly seized with the plague;But they gave him some butter, which caused him to mutter,And cured that Old Person of Prague.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an Old Person whose habits There was an Old Person whose habitsInduced him to feed upon Rabbits;When he'd eaten eighteen, he turned perfectly green,Upon which he relinquished those habits.

Written by Edward Lear | There Was An Old Person Of Nice There was an old person of Nice, Whose associates were usually Geese. They walked out together, in all sorts of weather. That affable person of Nice!

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old person of Hove There was an old person of Hove,Who frequented the depths of a grove;Where he studied his books, with the wrens and the rooks,That tranquil old person of Hove.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old person of Putney There was an old person of Putney,Whose food was roast spiders and chutney,Which he took with his tea, within sight of the sea,That romantic old person of Putney.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old person of Ealing There was an old person of Ealing,Who was wholly devoid of good feeling;He drove a small gig, with three Owls and a Pig,Which distressed all the people of Ealing.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old person in black There was an old person in black,A Grasshopper jumped on his back;When it chirped in his ear, he was smitten with fear,That helpless old person in black.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an old Person of Cromer There was an old Person of Cromer,Who stood on one leg to read Homer;When he found he grew stiff, he jumped over the cliff,Which concluded that Person of Cromer.

Written by Edward Lear | There was an Old Person of Cadiz There was an Old Person of Cadiz,Who was always polite to all ladies;But in handing his daughter, he fell into the water,Which drowned that Old Person of Cadiz.