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Famous Terry Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...stairs.
Sprawled in the gutter, I
remember a few watchers waved
loudly, and one kid's mother shouting
like "Jackie" or "Terry,"
"now that's enough!"
It's nothing really.
They don't get enough love.

You know they wouldn't kill
you. Just playing rough,
like young Americans will.
Still it taught me somthing
about love. If it's so tough,
forget it....Read more of this...
by Walcott, Derek



...mjarfuls of dandelions

Placing them with reverence

By broken grates

In Pompeii’s streets.13



One hot summer night

Terry boasted with

Ten year old knowingness

That he’d **** Mary

Who was six but strangely

Experienced in sex

Both slipped away

Behind the hillocks

Of the Hollows.



He reappeared grinning

“I put it up her

Ask her if you

Don’t believe me”

Shyly Mary put down

Her head in passive

Acquiescence.





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Leaning over the wall

Staring at the cable...Read more of this...
by Tebb, Barry
...(To Ellen Terry)

As one who poring on a Grecian urn
Scans the fair shapes some Attic hand hath made,
God with slim goddess, goodly man with maid,
And for their beauty's sake is loth to turn
And face the obvious day, must I not yearn
For many a secret moon of indolent bliss,
When in midmost shrine of Artemis
I see thee standing, antique-limbed, and stern?

And yet - m...Read more of this...
by Wilde, Oscar
...(To Ellen Terry)

I marvel not Bassanio was so bold
To peril all he had upon the lead,
Or that proud Aragon bent low his head
Or that Morocco's fiery heart grew cold:
For in that gorgeous dress of beaten gold
Which is more golden than the golden sun
No woman Veronese looked upon
Was half so fair as thou whom I behold.
Yet fairer when with wisdom as your shield
The sob...Read more of this...
by Wilde, Oscar
...(To Ellen Terry)

In the lone tent, waiting for victory,
She stands with eyes marred by the mists of pain,
Like some wan lily overdrenched with rain:
The clamorous clang of arms, the ensanguined sky,
War's ruin, and the wreck of chivalry
To her proud soul no common fear can bring:
Bravely she tarrieth for her Lord the King,
Her soul a-flame with passionate ecstasy.
O ...Read more of this...
by Wilde, Oscar



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