Famous Best Friends Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Psalm 122

by Isaac Watts
 Going to church.

How did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,
"In Zion let us all appear,
And keep the solemn day!"

I love her gates, I love the road;
The church, adorned with grace,
Stands like a palace built for God,
To show his milder face.

Up to her courts with joys unknown
The holy tribes repair;
The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in...Read more of this...

Sonnet XXVII: Because I Oft

by Sir Philip Sidney
 Because I oft in dark abstracted guise 
Seem most alone in greatest company, 
With dearth of words, or answers quite awry, 
To them that would make speech of speech arise, 

They deem, and of their doom the rumor flies, 
That poison foul of bubbling pride doth lie 
So in my swelling breast that only I 
Fawn on myself, and...Read more of this...

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