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Famous Safety Pin Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry
...e grew to be a goddess
and each night the king
bit the hem of her gown
to keep her safe.
He fastened the moon up
with a safety pin
to give her perpetual light
He forced every male in the court
to scour his tongue with Bab-o
lest they poison the air she dwelt in.
Thus she dwelt in his odor.
Rank as honeysuckle.

On her fifteenth birthday
she pricked her finger
on a charred spinning wheel
and the clocks stopped.
Yes indeed. She went to sleep.
The king and queen went to sleep,
t...Read more of this...
by Sexton, Anne



...float without rancor
Just eyes without hope
That know you
And that you should have put out
Rather than ignore 

With a safety pin quicker than your gibbets
We shall take our booty where we want it to be...Read more of this...
by Eluard, Paul

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry