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Famous Eat Away Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...ay
And cut poor Jim's throat in defiance of me, or all I could say,
Also a piece of flesh from each thigh, and began to eat away,
But poor fellow he sickened about noon, and died on the Sunday. 

Now it is all over and I will thank all my life,
Who has preserved me and my mate, McEachern, in the midst of danger and strife;
And I hope that all landsmen of low and high degree,
Will think of the hardships of poor mariners while at sea....Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz



...begins to set in.
He says, "What is a garden, anyway?"
And thoughts about a "modernistic" garden
begin to trouble him, eat away at his resolve. 
He stands in the driveway a long time. 
"Horticulture is a groping in the dark 
into the obscure and unfamiliar, 
kneeling before a disinterested secret, 
slapping it, punching it like a Chinese puzzle,
birdbrained babbling gibberish, dig and
destroy, pull out and apply salt, 
hoe and spray, before it spreads, burn roots, 
where not...Read more of this...
by Tate, James
...begins to set in.
He says, "What is a garden, anyway?"
And thoughts about a "modernistic" garden
begin to trouble him, eat away at his resolve. 
He stands in the driveway a long time. 
"Horticulture is a groping in the dark 
into the obscure and unfamiliar, 
kneeling before a disinterested secret, 
slapping it, punching it like a Chinese puzzle,
birdbrained babbling gibberish, dig and
destroy, pull out and apply salt, 
hoe and spray, before it spreads, burn roots, 
where not...Read more of this...
by Taylor, Edward
...dazzling as a torch; 
 Vainly to quell your power all Night's attempts are spent; 
 The murky, black-eyed clouds you eat away and scorch, 
 Making where'er you spring to life an Orient. 
 To charm your lord give voice, thou spark of paradise! 
 Speak forth against the Sphinxes' enigmatic word, 
 And 'gainst the Wine-Cup, with its sharp and biting spice!" 
 
 THE LAMP. 
 
 Oh, Crusher of Countless Cities, such as earth knew 
 Scarce once before him, Ninus (who his ...Read more of this...
by Hugo, Victor

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