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Famous Neediest Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...oth, 
Be not slow to give. 

When ye build the nest, 
Quarrel not o'er straw or wool; 
He who hath be bountiful 
To the neediest. 

Be not puffed nor vain 
Of your beauty or your worth, 
Of your children or your birth, 
Or the praise ye gain. 

Eat not greedily: 
Sometimes for sweet mercy's sake, 
Worm or insect spare to take; 
Let it crawl or fly. 

See ye sing not near 
To our church on holy day, 
Lest the human-folk should stray 
From their prayers to hear. 

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by Tynan, Katharine



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