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Famous Bogeyman Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...blame.

    When it comes to bravely posturing,
your witlessness must take the prize:
you're the child that makes a bogeyman,
and then recoils in fear and cries.

    Presumptuous beyond belief,
you'd have the woman you pursue
be Thais when you're courting her,
Lucretia once she falls to you.

    For plain default of common sense,
could any action be so *****
as oneself to cloud the mirror,
then complain that it's not clear?

    Whether you're favored or di...Read more of this...
by Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sor



...to blame.

When it comes to bravely posturing,
your witlessness must take the prize:
you're the child that makes a bogeyman,
and then recoils in fear and cries.

Presumptuous beyond belief,
you'd have the woman you pursue
be Thais when you're courting her,
Lucretia once she falls to you.

For plain default of common sense,
could any action be so *****
as oneself to cloud the mirror,
then complain that it's not clear?

Whether you're favored or disdained,
no...Read more of this...
by Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sor

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