Famous Browny Poems by Famous Poets

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

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A Lovers Complaint

...dwelling, and made him her place;
And when in his fair parts she did abide,
She was new lodged and newly deified.

'His browny locks did hang in crooked curls;
And every light occasion of the wind
Upon his lips their silken parcels hurls.
What's sweet to do, to do will aptly find:
Each eye that saw him did enchant the mind,
For on his visage was in little drawn
What largeness thinks in Paradise was sawn.

'Small show of man was yet upon his chin;
His phoenix down began but to...Read more of this...
by Shakespeare, William


Oo Owly

...Oo Owly, Prowly, Howly, Owly, Browny fowly, Little owl! ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

Song of the Little White Girl

...ck ones you like, cabbage tree?

Cabbage tree, cabbage tree, you're a strange fellow
With your green hair and your legs browny-yellow.
Wouldn't you like to have curls, dear, like me?
What! No one to make them? O poor cabbage tree!

Never mind, cabbage tree, when I am taller,
And if you grow, please, a little bit smaller,
I shall be able by that time, bay be,
To make you the loveliest curls, cabbage tree....Read more of this...
by Mansfield, Katherine

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