Famous Dai Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Angel of joyful foot! the dawn is nigh;

...t your tuneful voice on high,
Sing how Jemshids and Khosraus bit the dust,
Whelmed by the rolling months, from Tir to Dai!...Read more of this...
by Khayyam, Omar


Authors Prologue

...y'll move
Like wooden islands, hill to hill.
Huloo, my prowed dove with a flute!
Ahoy, old, sea-legged fox,
Tom tit and Dai mouse!
My ark sings in the sun
At God speeded summer's end
And the flood flowers now....Read more of this...
by Thomas, Dylan

Inferno (Italian)

...Ma poi ch'i' fui al pi? d'un colle giunto,

l? dove terminava quella valle

che m'avea di paura il cor compunto,

 guardai in alto, e vidi le sue spalle

vestite gi? de' raggi del pianeta

che mena dritto altrui per ogne calle.

 Allor fu la paura un poco queta

che nel lago del cor m'era durata

la notte ch'i' passai con tanta pieta.

 E come quei che con lena affannata

uscito fuor del pelago a la riva

si volge a l'acqua perigliosa e guata,

 cos? l'animo mio, ch'ancor fu...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante

Inferno Canto02

...realm 
were destined to become the sacred place, 
the seat of the successor of great Peter. 


Per quest'andata onde li dai tu vanto, 
intese cose che furon cagione 
di sua vittoria e del papale ammanto . 

And through the journey you ascribe to him, 
he came to learn of things that were to bring 
his victory and, too, the papal mantle. 


Andovvi poi lo Vas d'elezione, 
per recarne conforto a quella fede 
ch'? principio a la via di salvazione . 

Later the Chosen Vessel trav...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante

On The Farm

...There was Dai Puw. He was no good. 
They put him in the fields to dock swedes, 
And took the knife from him, when he came home 
At late evening with a grin 
Like the slash of a knife on his face. 

There was Llew Puw, and he was no good. 
Every evening after the ploughing 
With the big tractor he would sit in his chair, 
And stare into the tangled fire garden, 
Openin...Read more of this...
by Thomas, R S


Purgatorio (Italian)

...minciò: «Chiunque
tu se', così andando, volgi 'l viso:
pon mente se di là mi vedesti unque».
 Io mi volsi ver lui e guardail fiso:
biondo era e bello e di gentile aspetto,
ma l'un de' cigli un colpo avea diviso.
 Quand'io mi fui umilmente disdetto
d'averlo visto mai, el disse: «Or vedi»;
e mostrommi una piaga a sommo 'l petto.
 Poi sorridendo disse: «Io son Manfredi,
nepote di Costanza imperadrice;
ond'io ti priego che, quando tu riedi,
 vadi a mia bella figlia, genitrice
de ...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante

The Hound of Heaven

...
Wantoning with our Lady Mother's vagrant tresses,
Banqueting with her in her wind walled palace,
Underneath her azured dai:s,
Quaffing, as your taintless way is,
From a chalice, lucent weeping out of the dayspring.

So it was done.
I in their delicate fellowship was one.
Drew the bolt of Nature's secrecies,
I knew all the swift importings on the wilful face of skies,
I knew how the clouds arise,
Spume d of the wild sea-snortings.
All that's born or dies,
Rose and drooped wit...Read more of this...
by Thompson, Francis

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