Famous Pretty Penny Poems by Famous Poets

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

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One From One Leaves Two

by Ogden Nash
 Higgledy piggledy, my black hen,
She lays eggs for gentlemen.
Gentlemen come every day
To count what my black hen doth lay.
If perchance she lays too many,
They fine my hen a pretty penny;
If perchance she fails to lay,
The gentlemen a bonus pay.

Mumbledy pumbledy, my red cow,
She’s cooperating now.
At first she didn’t understand
That milk production must be planned;
She didn’t understand at first
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