Famous Skeesicks Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Skeesicks poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous skeesicks poems. These examples illustrate what a famous skeesicks poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
See also:
...but one crosser-grained,
And of this Captain Dan
She was the wife at Skiddaw West—
She was Eliza Ann.
Well, this old skeesicks, Captain Dan,
He owned a ferryboat;
From East Skiddaw to Skiddaw West
That vessel used to float.
She was as trim a ferry-craft
As ever I did see,
And on each end a p’inted bow
And pilothouse had she.
She had two bows that way, so when
She went acrost the sound
She could, to oncet, run back ag’in
Without a-turnin’ round.
Now Captain Dan he ...Read more of this...
by
Butler, Ellis Parker
Dont forget to view our wonderful member Skeesicks poems.