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Famous Ratton Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Burns, Robert
...ng ice, borne on the rolling spate,
Sweeps dams, an’ mills, an’ brigs, a’ to the gate;
And from Glenbuck, 6 down to the Ratton-key, 7
Auld Ayr is just one lengthen’d, tumbling sea—
Then down ye’ll hurl, (deil nor ye never rise!)
And dash the gumlie jaups up to the pouring skies!
A lesson sadly teaching, to your cost,
That Architecture’s noble art is lost!”


NEW BRIG “Fine architecture, trowth, I needs must say’t o’t,
The L—d be thankit that we’ve tint the gate o’t!
Gaunt, gh...Read more of this...



by Burns, Robert
...like the willow-wicker,
 ’Tween good and ill.


Then that curst carmagnole, auld Satan,
Watches like baudrons by a ratton
Our sinfu’ saul to get a claut on,
 Wi’felon ire;
Syne, whip! his tail ye’ll ne’er cast saut on,
 He’s aff like fire.


Ah Nick! ah Nick! it is na fair,
First showing us the tempting ware,
Bright wines, and bonie lasses rare,
 To put us daft
Syne weave, unseen, thy spider snare
 O hell’s damned waft.


Poor Man, the flie, aft bizzes by,
And af...Read more of this...

by Burns, Robert
...he key wi’ cannie thraw,
 An’owre the threshold ventures;
But first on Sawnie gies a ca’,
 Syne baudly in she enters:
A ratton rattl’d up the wa’,
 An’ she cry’d Lord preserve her!
An’ ran thro’ midden-hole an’ a’,
 An’ pray’d wi’ zeal and fervour,
 Fu’ fast that night.


They hoy’t out Will, wi’ sair advice;
 They hecht him some fine braw ane;
It chanc’d the stack he faddom’t thrice 13
 Was timmer-propt for thrawin:
He taks a swirlie auld moss-oak
 For some black, grouso...Read more of this...

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