Famous Watter Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Gawain and the Green Knight

...that fayre on his fote he foundez on the erthe,
Sette the stele to the stone, and stalked bysyde.
When he wan to the watter, ther he wade nolde,
He hypped ouer on hys ax, and orpedly strydez,
Bremly brothe on a bent that brode watz aboute,
on snawe.
Sir Gawayn the knyyght con mete,
He ne lutte hym nothyng lowe;

That other sayde, "Now, sir swete,
Of steuen mon may the trowe."
"Gawayn," quoth that grene gome, "God the mot loke!
Iwysse thou art welcom, wyyghe, to m...Read more of this...
by Eliot, T S (Thomas Stearns)


The Bonnie Lass o Ruily

...dsome chap;
Then the speaker said, "'Tis a fine day," and began to flatter,
Until at last he asked Belle for a drink of watter. 

Then she glanced up at him shyly, while uneasy she did feel,
At the thought of having to hoist the peat-creel;
And she could see curly, fair hair beneath his cap,
Still, she thought to herself, he is a good-looking chap. 

And his eyes were blue and sparkling as the water in the bay,
And he spoke in a voice that was pleasant and gay;
Then he took h...Read more of this...
by McGonagall, William Topaz

The Drained Cup

...n' thee o' summat.
Mind tha shall keep inwards, a few
Steps to the right, for the gravel pits
Are steep an' deep wi' watter, an' you
Are scarce o' your wits.
    Remember, I've warned the o' summat.

An' mind when crossin' the planken bridge,
    Again I warn ye o' summat.
Ye slip not on the slippery ridge
Of the thawin' snow, or it'll be
A long put-back to your gran' marridge,
I'm tellin' ye.
    Nay, are ter scared o' summat?

In kep the thick black curtains ...Read more of this...
by Lawrence, D. H.

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