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Famous Burl Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Poem in Prose

by MacLeish, Archibald

...This poem is for my wife.
I have made it plainly and honestly:
The mark is on it
Like the burl on the knife.

I have not made it for praise.
She has no more need for praise
Than summer has
Or the bright days.

In all that becomes a woman
Her words and her ways are beautiful:
Love's lovely duty,
the well-swept room.

Wherever she is there is sun
And time and a sweet air:
Peace is there,
Work done.

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