Famous Cussed Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Bill The Bomber

...all our boys in front, a-fightin' there like mad,
And me as could 'ave 'elped 'em wiv the lovely bombs I 'ad.
And so I cussed and cussed, and then I struggled back again,
Into that bit of battered trench, packed solid with its slain.

Now as I lay a-lyin' there and blastin' of me lot,
And wishin' I could just dispose of all them bombs I'd got,
I sees within the doorway of a shy, retirin' dug-out
Six Boches all a-grinnin', and their Captain stuck 'is mug out;
And they 'ad a n...Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William


Thars More In the Man Than Thar Is In The Land

...rate somewhar whar land was rich, 
And to quit raisin' cock-burrs, thistles and sich, 
And a wastin' ther time on the cussed land. 

So him and Tom they hitched up the mules, 
Pertestin' that folks was mighty big fools 
That 'ud stay in Georgy ther lifetime out, 
Jest scratchin' a livin' when all of 'em mought 
Git places in Texas whar cotton would sprout 
By the time you could plant it in the land.

And he driv by a house whar a man named Brown 
Was a livin', not...Read more of this...
by Lanier, Sidney

The Ballad Of Caseys Billy-Goat

...him in a state of consternation,
And he couldn't understand it, till he saw that grinning goat:
Then with eloquence he cussed it, and his final fulmination
Was a poem of profanity impossible to quote.

So blasting goats and petticoats and feeling downright sinful,
Despairfully he wandered in to Shinnigan's shebeen;
And straightway he proceeded to absorb a might skinful
Of the deadliest variety of Shinnigan's potheen.
And when he started homeward it was in the early morning,
...Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William

The Black Dudeen

...day voo.
But . . . 'aven't you got a pinch of shag? --
I'd sell me perishin' soul for a ***."
And there he shivered and cussed his luck,
So I gave him me old black pipe to suck.
And he heaves a sigh, and he takes to it
Like a babby takes to his mammy's tit;
Like an infant takes to his mother's breast,
Poor little Micky! he went to rest.

But the dawn was near, though the night was black,
So I left him there and I started back.
And I laughed as the silly old bullets came,
For ...Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William

The Old Cow Man

...pen the land with wire._
    _They figure fence and copper cents_
      _Where we laughed 'round the fire._
    _Job cussed his birthday, night and morn._
      _In his old land of Uz,_
    _But I'm just glad I wasn't born_
      _No later than I was!_...Read more of this...
by Clark, Badger


The Red Retreat

...d we spitted 'em like meat.
You should 'ave 'eard the beggars squeal; you should 'ave seen the rout of 'em,
 And 'ow we cussed and wondered when the word came: Retreat!

Retreat! That was the 'ell of it. It fair upset our 'abits,
 A-runnin' from them blighters over 'alf the roads of France;
A-scurryin' before 'em like a lot of blurry rabbits,
 And knowin' we could smash 'em if we just 'ad 'alf a chance.
Retreat! That was the bitter bit, a-limpin' and a-blunderin';
 All day an...Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William

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