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Famous Roon Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...or me.


In thae auld times, they thought the moon,
Just like a sark, or pair o’ shoon,
Wore by degrees, till her last roon
 Gaed past their viewin;
An’ shortly after she was done
 They gat a new ane.


This passed for certain, undisputed;
It ne’er cam i’ their heads to doubt it,
Till chiels gat up an’ wad confute it,
 An’ ca’d it wrang;
An’ muckle din there was about it,
 Baith loud an’ lang.


Some herds, weel learn’d upo’ the beuk,
Wad threap auld folk the thing misteuk;
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by Burns, Robert



...cracket ma spine.
I'm doon on ma knees in the glabber; I'm fearin', auld man, I've got mine.
Here, quick! Pit yer erms roon the lassie. Noo, rin, lad! good luck and good-by. . . .
"Hoots, mon! it's ye baith she'll be takin'," says Hecky MacCrimmon frae Skye.~

Says Corporal Muckle frae Rannoch: "Is that no' a picture tae frame?
Twa sair woundit Jocks wi' a lassie jist like ma wee Jeannie at hame.
We're prood o' ye baith, ma brave heroes. We'll gie ye a medal, I think."
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by Service, Robert William
...ndy McGraw.
Ay, there he wis playin' as gleg as could be,
 And listenin' hard wis a spectacled Boche;
Then Sandy turned roon' and he noddit tae me,
 And he says: "Dinna blab on me, Sergeant McTosh.
The auld chap is deein'. He likes me tae play.
 It's makin' him happy. Jist see his een shine!"
And thrillin' and sweet in the hert o' the fray
 Wee Sandy wis playin' The Watch on the Rhine.

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The last scene o' a' -- 'twas the day that we took
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by Service, Robert William

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