Famous Day One Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Bell Horses

...Bell horses, bell horses, what time of day?One o'clock, two o'clock, three and away....Read more of this...
by Goose, Mother


Black Morning Lovesong

...In love's dances, in love's dances
One retreats and one advances,
One grows warmer and one colder,
One more hesitant, one bolder.
One gives what the other needed
Once, or will need, now unheeded.
One is clenched, compact, ingrowing
While the other's melting, flowing.
One is smiling and concealing
While the other's asking kneeling.
One is arguing or sleepin...Read more of this...
by Tessimond, A S J

Cloris it is not thy disdaine

...CLORIS, it is not thy disdaine 
 Can ever cover with dispaire 
 Or in cold ashes hide that care 
Which I have fedd with soe long paine, 
I may perhaps myne eyes refraine 5 
And fruiteless wordes noe more impart, 
But yet still serve, still serve thee in my hearte. 

What though I spend my haplesse dayes 
 In finding entertainements out, 
 Carelesse of what...Read more of this...
by Godolphin, Sidney

Mourning

...ands, 
 With sore heart forced to stay: 
 Why fell the blow Fate only understands! 
 God took my home away. 
 
 To-day one daughter and one son remain 
 Of all my goodly show: 
 Wellnigh in solitude my dark hours wane; 
 God takes my children now. 
 
 Linger, ye two still left me! though decays 
 Our nest, our hearts remain; 
 In gloom of death your mother silent prays, 
 I in this life of pain. 
 
 Martyr of Sion! holding Thee in sight, 
 I'll drain this cup ...Read more of this...
by Hugo, Victor

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