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Famous Somersaulted Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...ite with winter,

Every gable end’s

Attic window

Waited and watched.



The locked petrol

Pumps drew us.

We somersaulted

Over the railings

At dusk.

“Farmer, farmer

May I cross

Your golden fields?”





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My first love was Margaret Gardiner

No matter how many hours

We were together I lay in bed

Unable to recollect the wan

Beauty of her face.



Half a century later

I cry at the realization,

My first, my only love.



I remember the rapid ...Read more of this...
by Tebb, Barry



...than our heads we hid

Behind, the river bank we chased

Along, the green railings round

The locked petrol pumps you

Somersaulted over, your dress

Above your head, your navy

Blue knickers in full view.

Your mam said, "You two needn’t

Think you’re keeping me awake

All night with your stories,

I’ve put you together in the attic!"

There was an enormous double-bed

With a carved wooden head-board

And a counter-pane in green with

Tassels in between and a huge

Whit...Read more of this...
by Tebb, Barry

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