Famous Celeste Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Little Popeet - the Lost Child

...pon the face of his long-lost boy;
Who had been treated by the players mercilessly,
But was taken to the home of Madame Celeste. 

She was a member of the players and the leader's wife,
And she loved the boy Popeet as dear as her life,
Because she had no children of her own;
And for the poor ill-treated boy often she did moan. 

And when Popeet's father visited the Home,
He was shown into a room where Popeet lay alone,
Pale and emaciated, in his little bed;
And when his fathe...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz


Sonnet CLXIV

...[Pg 178] SONNET CLXIV. L' aura celeste che 'n quel verde Lauro. HER HAIR AND EYES.  The heavenly airs from yon green laurel roll'd,Where Love to Phœbus whilom dealt his stroke,Where on my neck was placed so sweet a yoke,That freedom ...Read more of this...
by Petrarch, Francesco

Sonnet CXCIV

...SONNET CXCIV. I' piansi, or canto; che 'l celeste lume. AT HER RETURN, HIS SORROWS VANISH.  I wept, but now I sing; its heavenly lightThat living sun conceals not from my view,But virtuous love therein revealeth trueHis holy purposes and precio...Read more of this...
by Petrarch, Francesco

Tu Boca (Your Mouth)

...noche. Tenaz como una loca,Sequía mi divina labor sobre la roca.   Cuando tu voz que funde como sacra campanaEn la nota celeste la vibración humana,Tendió su lazo do oro al borde de tu boca;  —Maravilloso nido del vértigo, tu boca!Dos pétalos de rosa abrochando un abismo…—Labor, labor de gloria, dolorosa y liviana;¡Tela donde mi espíritu su fue tramando él mismo!Tú quedas en la testa soberbia de la roca,Y yo caigo, sin fin, en el sangriento abismo!              EnglishI was a...Read more of this...
by Agustini, Delmira

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