Famous Vitriol Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Vitriol poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous vitriol poems. These examples illustrate what a famous vitriol poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Raine, Craig
...
They wither into mystery, waiting
to find out why they are,
patiently, before nirvana
when the rain comes down like vitriol....Read more of this...
by
Frost, Robert
...as really better.
Apples? New Hampshire has them, but unsprayed,
With no suspicion in stern end or blossom end
Of vitriol or arsenate of lead,
And so not good for anything but cider.
Her unpruned grapes are flung like lariats
Far up the birches out of reach of man.
A state producing precious metals, stones,
And—writing; none of these except perhaps
The precious literature in quantity
Or quality to worry the producer
About disposing of it. Do you know,
Consi...Read more of this...
by
Service, Robert William
...th a pensive air . . .
Well, her smile is but a mask,
For I saw within her ****
Such a wicked little flask:
Vitriol -- ugh! the beastly stuff.
Now look back beside the bar.
See yon curled and scented beau,
Puffing at a fine cigar --
Sale espèce de maquereau.
Well (of course, it's all surmise),
It's for him she holds her place;
When he passes she will rise,
Dash the vitriol in his face.
Quick they'll carry him away,
Pack him in a Red Cross car;
He...Read more of this...
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