Famous Dicky Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Dicky poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous dicky poems. These examples illustrate what a famous dicky poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Service, Robert William
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A little job of hand-grenades; they called for volunteers.
They picked me out; I'm proud of it; it seems a trifle dicky.
If anythin' should 'appen, well, there ain't no call for tears,
And so . . . I 'opes this finds you well. -- Your werry lovin' Micky."
I've got a little score to settle wiv them swine out there.
I've 'ad so many of me pals done in it's quite upset me.
I've seen so much of bloody death I don't seem for to care,
If I ...Read more of this...
by
Goose, Mother
...R>He pricked his fingers very much, Which made poor Simon whistle.He went to catch a dicky bird, And thought he could not fail,Because he had a little salt, To put upon its tail.He went for water with a sieve, But soon it ran all through;And now poor Simple Simon Bids you all adieu....Read more of this...
by
Masefield, John
...stopped: I couldn't fight nor box.
Bill missed his swing, the light was tricky,
But I went down, and stayed down, dicky.
"Get up," cried Jim. I said, "I will."
Then all the gang yelled, "Out him, bill.
Out him." Bill rushed . . . and Clink, Clink, Clink.
Time! And Jim's knee, and rum to drink.
And round the ring there ran a titter:
"Saved by the call, the bloody quitter."
They drove (a dodge that never fails)
A pin be...Read more of this...
by
Service, Robert William
...r> but Dick he's dead,
Somewhere in France, they say:
Dick with his rapture of song and sun,
Dick of the yellow hair,
Dicky whose life had but begun,
Carrion-cold out there.
Look at his prizes all in a row:
Surely a hint of fame.
Now he's finished with, -- nothing to show:
Doesn't it seem a shame?
Look from the window! All you see
Was to be his one day:
Forest and furrow, lawn and lea,
And he goes and chucks it away.
Chucks it away to die in the dark:
So...Read more of this...
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