Famous Whittle Away Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Lone Trail

by Robert William Service
 Ye who know the Lone Trail fain would follow it,
Though it lead to glory or the darkness of the pit.
Ye who take the Lone Trail, bid your love good-by;
The Lone Trail, the Lone Trail follow till you die.

The trails of the world be countless, and most of the trails be tried;
You tread on the heels of the many, till...Read more of this...

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