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Famous Darndest Poems by Famous Poets

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

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.... .
 Mirror enough, I guess.

I'm gay! You bet I AM gay;
 But I wasn't a while ago.
If you'd seen me even to-day,
 The darndest picture of woe,
With this Caliban mug of mine,
 So ravaged and raw and red,
Turned to the wall -- in fine,
 Wishing that I was dead. . . .
What has happened since then,
 Since I lay with my face to the wall,
The most despairing of men?
 Listen! I'll tell you all.

That poilu across the way,
 With the shrapnel wound in his head,
Has a sister: she cam...Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William



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