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Famous Okinawa Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...move him out of his parish, him being my son;

him being the only one at home since his Pa
left us to beat the Japs at Okinawa.

I put the gold star up in the front window
beside the flag. Alterations is what I know

and what I did: hems, gussets and seams.
When my boy had the fever and the bad dreams

I paid for the clinic exam and a pack of lies.
As a youngster his private parts were undersize.

I thought of his Pa, that muscly old laugh he had
and the boy was thin as a mo...Read more of this...
by Sexton, Anne



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