Famous Wheezed Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Late Moon

...cars 
whitened at last. 
Her small round hand whitens, 

the hand a stranger held 
and released 
while the Polish music wheezed. 

I'm drunk, she says, 
and knows she's not. In her chair 
undoing brassiere and garters 

she sighs 
and waits for the need 
to move. 

The moon descends 
in a spasm of silver 
tearing the screen door, 

the eyes of fire 
drown in the still river, 
and she's herself. 

The little jewels 
on cheek and chin 
darken and go out, 

and in darkness 
noth...Read more of this...
by Levine, Philip


The Everlasting Mercy

...in your gin. 
We're neither saints nor Philip Sidneys, 
But mortal men with mortal kidneys."



He took his snuff, and wheezed a greeting, 
And waddled off to mother's meeting; 
I hung my head upon my chest, 
I give old purple parson best. 
For while the Plough tips round the Pole 
The trained mind outs the upright soul, 
As Jesus said the trained mind might, 
Being wiser than the sons of light, 
But trained men's minds are spread so thin 
They let all sorts of darkness in; ...Read more of this...
by Masefield, John

The Fathers

...st lad 
Writes cheery letters from Bagdad. 
But Arthur’s getting all the fun
At Arras with his nine-inch gun.’ 

‘Yes,’ wheezed the other, ‘that’s the luck! 
My boy’s quite broken-hearted, stuck 
In England training all this year. 
Still, if there’s truth in what we hear,
The Huns intend to ask for more 
Before they bolt across the Rhine.’ 
I watched them toddle through the door— 
These impotent old friends of mine....Read more of this...
by Sassoon, Siegfried

Those Graves In Rome

...me of whatever is not left
Of Shelley & Trelawney. That walk uphill must
Be hard if you can't walk. At the top, the man
Wheezed for breath; sweat beaded his face,
And his wife wore a look of concern so
Habitual it seemed more like the way
Our bodies, someday, will have to wear stone.
Later that night, the three of us strolled,
Our arms around each other, through the Via
Del Corso & toward the Piazza di Espagna
As each street grew quieter until
Finally we heard nothing at the ...Read more of this...
by Levis, Larry

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