Famous Haggling Poems by Famous Poets

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

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A Curse for Kings

by Vachel Lindsay
 A curse upon each king who leads his state,
No matter what his plea, to this foul game,
And may it end his wicked dynasty,
And may he die in exile and black shame.

If there is vengeance in the Heaven of Heavens,
What punishment could Heaven devise for these
Who fill the rivers of the world with dead,
And turn their murderers loose on all...Read more of this...

Population Drifts

by Carl Sandburg
 NEW-MOWN hay smell and wind of the plain made her
a woman whose ribs had the power of the hills in
them and her hands were tough for work and there
was passion for life in her womb.
She and her man crossed the ocean and the years that
marked their faces saw them haggling with landlords
and grocers while six children played on the...Read more of this...

Sunset From Omaha Hotel Window

by Carl Sandburg
 INTO the blue river hills
The red sun runners go
And the long sand changes
And to-day is a goner
And to-day is not worth haggling over.

 Here in Omaha
 The gloaming is bitter
 As in Chicago
 Or Kenosha.

The long sand changes.
To-day is a goner.
Time knocks in another brass nail.
Another yellow plunger shoots the dark.

 Constellations
 Wheeling over Omaha
 As in Chicago
 Or...Read more of this...

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