Famous Root Cellar Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Root Cellar poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous root cellar poems. These examples illustrate what a famous root cellar poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...Nothing would sleep in that cellar, dank as a ditch,
Bulbs broke out of boxes hunting for chinks in the dark,
Shoots dangled and drooped,
Lolling obscenely from mildewed crates,
Hung down long yellow evil necks, like tropical snakes.
And what a congress of stinks!
Roots ripe as old bait,
Pulpy stems, rank, silo-rich,
Leaf-mold, manure, lime, piled against ...Read more of this...
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Roethke, Theodore
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