Famous Slackness Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Snake

by D. H. Lawrence
 A snake came to my water-trough
On a hot, hot day, and I in pyjamas for the heat,
To drink there.
In the deep, strange-scented shade of the great dark carob-tree
I came down the steps with my pitcher
And must wait, must stand and wait, for there he was at the trough before
me.

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