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Famous Emmy Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry
...Emmy's exquisite youth and her virginal air, 
Eyes and teeth in the flash of a musical smile, 
Come to me out of the past, and I see her there 
As I saw her once for a while. 

Emmy's laughter rings in my ears, as bright, 
Fresh and sweet as the voice of a mountain brook, 
And still I hear her telling us tales that night, 
Out of Boccaccio's book. 

There, i...Read more of this...
by Symons, Arthur



...eye: 
There­ -- lay down your head on my bosom­ -- that's right,
And now tell mamma what's the matter to-night. 

What! Emmy is sleepy, and tired with play? 
Come, Betty, make haste then, and fetch her away; 
But do not be fretful, my darling; you know
Mamma cannot love little girls that are so. 

She shall soon go to bed and forget it all there­
Ah! here's her sweet smile come again, I declare:
That's right, for I thought you quite naughty before. 
Good night, my dear child,...Read more of this...
by Taylor, Jane
...ith considerble eclaw,
Sech high-toned opry airs ez one is apt to hear, you know,
When he rounds up down to Denver at a Emmy Abbitt show;
An' Barber Jim (a talented but ornery galoot)
Discoursed a obligatter, conny mory, on the floot,
'Till we, ez sot up-stairs indulgin' in a quiet game,
Conveyed to Barber Jim our wish to compromise the same.

The maynoo that wuz spread that night wuz mighty hard to beat,--
Though somewhat awkward to pernounce, it was not so to eat:
There wuz...Read more of this...
by Field, Eugene

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry