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Famous Folklore Poems by Famous Poets

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

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hawthorns and the like

by Gregory, Rg

...reek
one of nature’s best harbingers

many names to match its guises
whitethorn quickthorn ske **** hag
rich too in its folklore listings
much belies its tetchy tag
its wry wood (tangled twistings)
pleurisy-cure a book advises

old men have a hawthorn look
pretend to a rough vernacular
deny once-selves gentle as fairies
wince at their own spectacular
maydays (wistful gobbledegook)
as the young feed off their berries...Read more of this...

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