Famous Lightbulb Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Poem For My 43rd Birthday

by Charles Bukowski
 To end up alone
in a tomb of a room
without cigarettes
or wine--
just a lightbulb
and a potbelly,
grayhaired,
and glad to have
the room. 
...in the morning
they're out there
making money:
judges, carpenters,
plumbers, doctors,
newsboys, policemen,
barbers, carwashers,
dentists, florists,
waitresses, cooks,
cabdrivers... 
and you turn over
to your left side
to get the sun
on your back
and out
of your eyes. 
from "All's Normal Here" - 1985...Read more of this...

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