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Famous Sail Through Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Stern, Gerald
...wishing they could lie again
 in the sun

and dream of spreading their terrifying wings;
wishing, this time, they could sail through the sky like
 horses,
their tails rigid, their white manes fluttering,
their mouths open, their sharp teeth flashing,
drops of mercy pouring from their eyes,
bolts of wisdom from their foreheads....Read more of this...



by Sherrick, Fannie Isabelle
...rsty flowers that grow on the hill
  Have given their lives to you;
And what do you care, you restless sun,
  As you sail through your seas of blue?
Your rays are so warm, like the glances of love,
  The lily is mad with delight;
And whispers her secret with silent joy,
  As she kisses my face in the night.
What more can you want, O eager sun?
  I've given my all to you;
I've counted my treasures and claimed them not,
  What more can I ever do?
But, eager sun, wit...Read more of this...

by Riley, James Whitcomb
...ng away.

The whistled air of a simple tune
Eddies and whirls my thoughts around,
As fairy balloons of thistle-down
Sail through the air of June.

O happy boy with untaught grace!
What is there in the world to give
That can buy one hour of the life you live
Or the trivial cause of your smiling face!...Read more of this...

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