Famous Hr Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Hr poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous hr poems. These examples illustrate what a famous hr poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Petrarch, Francesco
...rce so deep ye boast,Who love, or faith, in venal bosoms seek:When throng'd your standards most,Ye are encompass'd most by hostile bands.O hideous deluge gather'd in strange lands,That rushing down amainO'erwhelms our every native lovely plain!Alas! if our own handsHave t...Read more of this...
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Service, Robert William
...hand with nervous twitch.
(She seemed to be a pretty *****.)
The moustached women on my left,
With spirits on hr heavy breath,
Lasciviously leaned her heft
On me as one who languisheth.
The sordid room was still as death.
"A shape I see," the medium cried,
"Whose face and name I do not know . . ."
"'Tis Robert service," soft replied
A voice - "I passed a month ago,
And I've come back to let you know.
"The Other Side is gay and bright;
We ar...Read more of this...
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Miller, Alice Duer
...put my gloved hand into his glove,
And we danced together— and fell in love.
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Young and in love-how magical the phrase!
How magical the fact! Who has not yearned
Over young lovers when to their amaze
They fall in love and find their love returned,
And the lights brighten, and their eyes are clear
To see God's image in their common clay.
Is it the music of the spheres they hear?
Is it the prelude to that noble play,
The drama of Joined Lives? Ah, they forget...Read more of this...
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Jonson, Ben
...e men. Prithee believe still, and not judge so fast, Thy faith is all the knowledge that thou hast.Source: Jonson, Ben. "To my mere English censurer." Poetry of the English Renaissance 1509-1660. J. William Hebel and Hoyt H. Hudson, eds. New York: F. S. Crofts & Co., 1941. 495. Copyright ©1999 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by href="mailto:anniina@luminarium.<...Read more of this...
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Laurence Dunbar, Paul
...A bee that was searching for sweets one day
Through the gate of a rose garden happened to stray.
In the heart of a rose he hid away,
And forgot in his bliss the light of day,
As sipping his honey he buzzed in song;
Though day was waning, he lingered long,
For the rose was sweet, so sweet.
A robin sits pluming his ruddy breast,
And a madrigal sings to his love in her nest:
"Oh, the skies they ar...Read more of this...
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