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

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The Wooden Toy

by Simic, Charles

...gs
On dead-end streets,

Where I talk to the walls
And closed doors
As if they understood me.



 5

The wooden toy sitting pretty.

No, quieter than that.

Like the sound of eyebrows
Raised by a villain
In a silent movie.

Psst, someone said behind my back.



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