Famous Crisscross Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Railway Tracks

by Omer Tarin
Twice or thrice they crisscross
Across the level crossing
And the nettles cling 
Stubbornly to their sides
Spreading their displeasure
Upon the broken ridges
Of crumbling soil;

But the nettles cannot go
Where railway tracks lead-
Everywhere
And nowhere
All at once

Whistling into the night
With a longing
That pierces
Isolation.

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(c) Omer Tarin. Pub ''Pasban Review'' Pakistan (1999) ...Read more of this...

A Toast to the Men

by Edgar Albert Guest
 Here's to the men! Since Adam's time 
They've always been the same;
Whenever anything goes wrong,
The woman is to blame.
From early morn to late at night,
The men fault-finders are;
They blame us if they oversleep,
Or if they miss a car.
They blame us if, beneath the bed,
Their collar buttons roll;
They blame us if the fire is out
Or if there is no coal.
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