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Famous Hoofbeats Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...s they passed the stand I could hear the cry 
Of the folk in the distance, yelling! 

Then the last time round! And the hoofbeats rang! 
And I said, "Well, it's now or never!" 
And out on the heels of the throng I sprang, 
And the spurs bit deep and the whipcord sang 
As I rode. For the Mooki River! 

We raced for home in a cloud of dust 
And the curses rose in chorus. 
'Twas flog, and hustle, and jump you must! 
And The Cow ran well -- but to my disgust 
There was one got ho...Read more of this...
by Paterson, Andrew Barton



...city in the South-kingdom
Foe-beleaguered, fire-encircled.
Doom drove them on. Darkness took them,
Horse and horseman; hoofbeats afar
Sank into silence: so the songs tell us....Read more of this...
by Tolkien, J R R

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