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Famous Paraffin Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...from Sweden to the Swin,
 The Cruiser's thund'rous screw proclaims
 Her comings out and goings in:
 But only whiffs of paraffin
 Or creamy rings that fizz and fade
 Show where the one-eyed Death has been
 That is the custom of "The Trade."

 Their feats, their fortunes and their fames
 Are hidden from their nearest kin;
 No eager public backs or blames,
 No journal prints the yarn they spin
 (The Censor would not let it in! )
 When they return from run or raid.
 Unheard they...Read more of this...
by Kipling, Rudyard



...ffer or condemn; 
You find this ugly, I find it lovely. 

Smells rich and rasping, smoke and fat and fish 
and puffs of paraffin that crimp the nose, 
of grease that blesses onions with a hiss; 
You find it ugly, I find it lovely. 

The dips and molls, with flip and shiny gaze 
(death at their elbows, hunger at their heels) 
Ranging the pavements of their pasturage; 
You Find this ugly, I find it lovely ....Read more of this...
by Slessor, Kenneth

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