Famous Oases Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Oases poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous oases poems. These examples illustrate what a famous oases poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...the Edam our
Mothers bought up at the Maypole.
There was a heat haze over Accommodation Road
And in it we saw the oases of Kandinsky
And listened to camels’ bells
And tasted the dates of the abundant palms.
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There was a boat deep-delved
Sitting in the water
There was the sun of spring
On the bridge’s span
Carissima, Carissima
Hair falling
Over your shoulder
Over the worn collar
Of your mauve blazer.
Only through poetry
Does the beauty last
Brok...Read more of this...
by
Tebb, Barry
...s half in summer snow,
No one would covet it or think it worth
The pains of conquering to force change on.
Scattered oases where men dwelt, but mostly
Sand dunes held loosely in tamarisk
Blown over and over themselves in idleness.
Sand grains should sugar in the natal dew
The babe born to the desert, the sand storm
Retard mid-waste my cowering caravans--
"There are bees in this wall." He struck the clapboards,
Fierce heads looked out; small bodies pivoted.
We rose ...Read more of this...
by
Frost, Robert
...icked up dust
Scratching for food
That wasn't there
In the stifling, stillness
Of the scorched night
We dreamt
Of cool oases
Tropical isles
Emerald bays
Not these dry red days...Read more of this...
by
John, Sharmagne Leland-St
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