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Famous Overspill Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...oday i have migraine
the peace i seek is never less than ill
striving's no answer to the bumptious pain
 that is love's overspill

wanting warmth encourages the chill
relaxation breeds its bitter strain
the worst of all crimes is - i love you still

hope itself by nature is inane
i squat in a box dismembered from such will
to let me find the ease of mind again
 that is love's overspill


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the earth is not the system's centre- so ok
heliocentric - wel...Read more of this...
by Gregory, Rg



.... . The garden still
 With bees will hum;
To cheerful you the throstle's bill
 Will not be dumb;
The rambler rose will overspill
 When you will come.

Bird, bee and bloom, they'll greet you all
 With scented sound;
Yet though the joy of your footfall
 Will thrill the ground
Your mother with her old grey shawl--
 Will not be round....Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William
...never stick it here,"
Swift decided Happiness.

Happiness a-seeking still,
In a mansion of the town,
Comfort-crammed to overspill,
Sought in vain to settle down.
Every nook strained to express
Opulent prosperity . . .
But "Alas!" said Happiness,
"This is not my cup of tea."

In a cottage by the sea,
Most monastically bare,
Happiness peered wistfully,
And he spied me waiting there.
"Stay," said I: "No need to roam;
Though no riches I possess,
Squat and make yourself at home. ....Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William

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