Famous Waistband Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Height of the Ridiculous

by Oliver Wendell Holmes
 I WROTE some lines once on a time 
In wondrous merry mood, 
And thought, as usual, men would say
They were exceeding good.

They were so *****, so very *****, 
I laughed as I would die;
Albeit, in the general way, 
A sober man am I.

I called my servant, and he came;
How kind it was of him 
To mind a slender man...Read more of this...

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