Famous Shortcoming Poems by Famous Poets

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

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St. Francis and the Birds

by Katharine Tynan
 Little sisters, the birds: 
We must praise God, you and I­ 
You, with songs that fill the sky, 
I, with halting words. 

All things tell His praise,
Woods and waters thereof sing, 
Summer, Winter, Autumn, Spring, 
And the night and days. 

Yea, and cold and heat,
And the sun and stars and moon,
Sea with her monotonous tune,
Rain and hail and sleet,...Read more of this...

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