Famous Septuagenarian Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Septuagenarian poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous septuagenarian poems. These examples illustrate what a famous septuagenarian poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Nash, Ogden
...I've developed a slant-eye,
And my hearing fails at the constant wails
Of, If I can't, why can't I?
Oh, to be beside a septuagenarian,
Silent upon a peak in Darien!
They don't know Hagen from Bobby Jones,
They never heard of Al Smith,
Even Red Grange is beyond their range,
And Dempsey is a myth.
Oh golly, to gabble upon the shoulder
Of someone my own age, or even older!
I'm tired of defining hadn't oughts.
To opposition mulish,
The thoughts of youth are long long...Read more of this...
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