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Famous Woefulness Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Ballad Of Caseys Billy-Goat

by Service, Robert William

...reckon it was so.
For every time that Casey went to call on Missis Rooney,
Beside the gate the goat would wait with woefulness intense;
Until one day it chanced that they were fast becoming spooney,
When Shamus spied that ould red shawl a-flutter on the fence.

Now Missis Rooney loved that shawl beyond all rhyme or reason,
And maybe 'twas an heirloom or a cherished souvenir;
For judging by the way she wore it season after season,
I might have been as precious as a pro...Read more of this...

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