Famous Olivia Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Talking Oak

by Alfred Lord Tennyson
 Once more the gate behind me falls; 
Once more before my face 
I see the moulder'd Abbey-walls, 
That stand within the chace. 

Beyond the lodge the city lies, 
Beneath its drift of smoke; 
And ah! with what delighted eyes 
I turn to yonder oak. 

For when my passion first began, 
Ere that, which in me burn'd, 
The love, that...Read more of this...

To Olivia

by Francis Thompson
 I fear to love thee, Sweet, because 
Love's the ambassador of loss; 
White flake of childhood, clinging so 
To my soiled raiment, thy shy snow 
At tenderest touch will shrink and go. 
Love me not, delightful child. 
My heart, by many snares beguiled, 
Has grown timorous and wild. 
It would fear thee not at all, 
Wert thou not so...Read more of this...

There was an old person of China

by Edward Lear
There was an old person of China,Whose daughters were Jiska and Dinah,Amelia and Fluffy, Olivia and Chuffy,And all of them settled in China. ...Read more of this...

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