Famous Tao Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Tao poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous tao poems. These examples illustrate what a famous tao poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Brautigan, Richard
...no taxi either
TROUT FISHING
ON THE STREET OF ETERNITY
Calle de Eternidad: We walked up from Gelatao, birthplace
of Benito Juarez. Instead of taking the road we followed a
path up along the creek. Some boys from the school in Gela-
tao told us that up along the creek was the shortcut.
The creek was clear but a little milky, and as 1 remem-
ber the path was steep in places. We met people coming dowr
the path because it was really t...Read more of this...
by
Francis, Robert
...Four Tao philosophers as cedar waxwings
chat on a February berry bush
in sun, and I am one.
Such merriment and such sobriety--
the small wild fruit on the tall stalk--
was this not always my true style?
Above an elegance of snow, beneath
a silk-blue sky a brotherhood of four
birds. Can you mistake us?
To sun, to feast, and to converse
and all together-...Read more of this...
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