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Famous One Foot In The Grave Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous One Foot In The Grave poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous one foot in the grave poems. These examples illustrate what a famous one foot in the grave poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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...MY father left a park to me, 
But it is wild and barren, 
A garden too with scarce a tree, 
And waster than a warren: 
Yet say the neighbours when they call, 
It is not bad but good land, 
And in it is the germ of all 
That grows within the woodland. 

O had I lived when song was great 
In days of old Amphion, 
And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, 
Nor cared f...Read more of this...
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord



...s with a permanent wave 
Who sends you for sandwiches and a couple of teas, 
But by then she has whiskers, no teeth and one foot in the grave. 

I have lost my faith that the ticket tells where we are going. 
There are rumours the driver is mad - we are all being trucked 
To the abattoirs somewhere - the signals are jammed and unknowing 
We aim through the night full speed at a wrecked viaduct. 

But I do not believe them. The future is rumour and drivel; 
Only the past is as...Read more of this...
by Hope, Alec Derwent (A D)

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