Famous Mei Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Mei poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous mei poems. These examples illustrate what a famous mei poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...e ritraesse l'ombre e ' tratti ch'ivi
mirar farieno uno ingegno sottile?
Morti li morti e i vivi parean vivi:
non vide mei di me chi vide il vero,
quant'io calcai, fin che chinato givi.
Or superbite, e via col viso altero,
figliuoli d'Eva, e non chinate il volto
sì che veggiate il vostro mal sentero!
Più era già per noi del monte vòlto
e del cammin del sole assai più speso
che non stimava l'animo non sciolto,
quando colui che sempre innanzi atteso
andava, cominciò: «Drizz...Read more of this...
by
Alighieri, Dante
...An incident from the `Historia mei Temporis'
of the Abbe Michel de Bourdeille
Said lady once to lover,
'None can rely upon
A love that lacks its proper food;
And if your love were gone
How could you sing those songs of love?
I should be blamed, young man.
O my dear, O my dear.
Have no lit candles in your room,'
That lovely lady said,
'That I at midnight by the clock
May creep into your...Read more of this...
by
Yeats, William Butler
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