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Famous Descendents Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...Senescence begins
And middle age ends
The day your descendents
Outnumber your friends....Read more of this...
by Nash, Ogden



...he should dig there for the gold
And promised to give half of what he found. 

During the wars with Germany and Japan,
Descendents of the settlers, of Oliver Brand
And of that man built Flying Fortresses
For Lockheed, in Atlanta; now they build
Brick mansions in the woods they left, with lawns
To paved and lighted streets, azaleas, camellias
Blooming among the pines and tulip trees—
Mercedes Benz and Cadillac Republicans.
There was another stream further along 
Divided throu...Read more of this...
by Bowers, Edgar

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