Famous Shortlived Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Shortlived poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous shortlived poems. These examples illustrate what a famous shortlived poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Finch, Anne Kingsmill
...e rechew the cud;
When curlews cry beneath the village walls,
And to her straggling brood the partridge calls;
Their shortlived jubilee the creatures keep,
Which but endures, whilst tyrant man does sleep;
When a sedate content the spirit feels,
And no fierce light disturbs, whilst it reveals;
But silent musings urge the mind to seek
Something, too high for syllables to speak;
Till the free soul to a composedness charmed,
Finding the elements of rage disarmed,
O'er ...Read more of this...
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