1890S Poems - Poems about 1890S

Annie Londonderry

...In 1894, Annie climbed on a bike Told the doubters to take a hike Planned to cycle cross the planet, found sponsors, took a gun Though she died 50 years after, her legend had begun. How much is......

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Categories: 1890s, adventure, america, courage, endurance,
Form: Lyric

The King's Wife - Te Arri Vahine

...The King's Wife - Te Arri Vahine Gauguin’s painting of “The King’s Wife,” immortalized a goddess of Tahiti, Pacific paradise. Mesmerizing mahogany muse memorializing his canvas, she’s a ......

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Categories: 1890s, art, memorial,
Form: Rhyme

A Part of the Past Frozen In Time

...You can drive your whole life not look upon the face of harbingers in spring wet earth. Remembering the ephemeral warm Mediterranean summers clean Petrich or fresh rain bucolic life sett......

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Categories: 1890s, nostalgia,
Form: Rictameter

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Skaaaagway

...Skagway, Alaska in the late 1890s was sure a rowdy place alright! It was seethin' with humanity a-raisin' hell all through the day and night! 'Twas the gateway to Chilkoot Pass beyond which lay Klond......

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Categories: 1890s, adventure, humorous,
Form: Rhyme