Famous Big Top Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Big Top poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous big top poems. These examples illustrate what a famous big top poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...sheen of the sun.
19
Murphy’s Everything-a-Pound stall
“Oh no it isn’t, Oh yes it is!”
City Lights tumblers, Big Top mugs,
Ireland flagons, Octavian glasses,
Camille goblets:
We must clear
All nice gear
Royal Crystal Clear
It isn’t far to the wacky bazaar -
“Cadbury’s Curly Whirlies ten a pound.”
20
John Dion, I prefer
Wordsworth’s daffodils
To your’s, they are
More rare and far
Less dear.
21
There were pigeons on the roof
So still I tho...Read more of this...
by
Tebb, Barry
...The boom and blare of the big brass band is cheering
to my heart
And I like the smell of the trampled grass and elephants and hay.
I take off my hat to the acrobat with his delicate, strong art,
And the motley mirth of the chalk-faced clown drives all my care
away.
I wish I could feel as they must feel, these players
brave and fair,
Who nonchalantly jug...Read more of this...
by
Kilmer, Joyce
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