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Famous Ochres Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...are sharp
as the tips of an iris

and the four-tier file
is spotted with rust:
a study of plaice
by a Japanese master,

ochres exquisitely bled.
Instead of office work,
I fish for complements
and sport a pencil

behind each ear,
a bit of a devil,
or trap the telephone
awkwardly under my chin

like Richard Crookback,
crying, A horse! A horse!
My kingdom for a horse!
but only to myself,

ironically: the tube
is semi-stiff with stallion whangs,
the chairman's Mercedes
has windsc...Read more of this...
by Raine, Craig



...are eternal, 
Your soul may laugh, remembering (if a soul 
Remembers) your befrenzied aspiration 
To smear with certain ochres and some oil 
A few more perishable ells of cloth,
And once or twice, to square your vanity, 
Prove it was you alone that should achieve 
A mortal eye—that may, no less, tomorrow 
Show an immortal reason why today 
Men see no more. And what’s a mortal eye
More than a mortal herring, who has eyes 
As well as you? Why not paint herrings, Rembrandt? 
Or ...Read more of this...
by Robinson, Edwin Arlington
...;
An uncle shouting smut; and then the perms,
The nylon gloves and jewellery-substitutes,
The lemons, mauves, and olive-ochres that

Marked off the girls unreally from the rest. 
 Yes, from cafés
And banquet-halls up yards, and bunting-dressed 
Coach-party annexes, the wedding-days 
Were coming to an end. All down the line 
Fresh couples climbed aboard: the rest stood round; 
The last confetti and advice were thrown, 
And, as we moved, each face seemed to define 
Just what it...Read more of this...
by Larkin, Philip

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