Famous Opener Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Gods

by Walt Whitman
 1
THOUGHT of the Infinite—the All! 
Be thou my God. 

2
Lover Divine, and Perfect Comrade! 
Waiting, content, invisible yet, but certain, 
Be thou my God.

3
Thou—thou, the Ideal Man! 
Fair, able, beautiful, content, and loving, 
Complete in Body, and dilate in Spirit, 
Be thou my God. 

4
O Death—(for Life has served its turn;)
Opener and usher to the heavenly mansion! 
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