Get Your Premium Membership

Famous Refraining Poems by Famous Poets

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

See also:

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry
...t November 
Bids all she looks on smile. 

The lustrous foliage, waning 
As wanes the morning moon, 
Here falling, here refraining, 
Outbraves the pride of June 
With statelier semblance, feigning 
No fear lest death be soon: 
As though the woods thus waning 
Should wax to meet the moon. 

As though, when fields lie stricken 
By grey December's breath, 
These lordlier growths that sicken 
And die for fear of death 
Should feel the sense requicken 
That hears what springtide s...Read more of this...
by Swinburne, Algernon Charles



Dont forget to view our wonderful member Refraining poems.


Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry