Short Famous Poems

Short Famous Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Famous by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Famous by length and keyword.


Premium Member Monoku Neo Impression

dots before the eyes*


*the most famous example https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27992/a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-1884
Form: Monoku


Premium Member In the Grass

A
line made
by walking-
transient land
art


Tribute to Richard Long's famous land art

http://www.richardlong.org/
Form: Ekphrasis

Your Mum and Dad

Philip Larkin
an English poet to whom we hearken
invoked his Mum and Dad
in words now famous, funny but some consider bad.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Bacon

Fashionable sculptor John Bacon
famous for tombs you'll come upon
His methods were so zealous
&opinions were a little pious
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Rodin

Seriex sculptor Auguste Rodin
knew how bring grin
So very prolific he did not cease
the thinker being his most famous piece
Form: Clerihew


Premium Member Wanting Fame

One is chosen from the 
Crowd and reaches his goal
To become famous everyone else
Stays wanting watching as 
Fame departs.
Form: Verse

Premium Member BEATLES BEGINNINGS

John..Paul..George..Ringo Starr
four Liverpool lads with drums+guitar
From Hamburg 's Reeperbahn
to a famous worldwide yarn
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Tadema

Lawrence Alma-Tadema was dutch
but England came to love so much
His famous ' The Tempidarium ' 
viewing it none could be glum
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Shakespeare

England's William Shakespeare
well known quotes so often appear
On many topics he had his say
especially in his more famous play
Form: Clerihew

To Himself

Famous only to himself,
his legacy waits

A servant of the moment
—time left to abate

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2019)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member presidential fame crumble

Like cookies by legend Amos
This day's for presidents famous
The resident scoop
On such a small group
Makes us like an ignoramus
Form: Limerick

Charlie Chaplin

He made us laugh silently
Through his wholesome comedy
Dancing with umbrella 
Made fun of his fella 
Famous for your eyes only
Form: Limerick

Plagiarism and Research

A famous poet once said...
Write an idea from a poet
is plagiarism, but write borrowed
many ideas from several poets, 
is research

Premium Member Clerihew Sitwell

Edith Sitwell achieved poetical fame
so much so she became a 'Dame'
Her most famous write being Facade
proved her to be quite  card
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew Saigyo

A 12th century poet was Saigyo
so famous he poetized the willow
He also poseyed about Spring
his words of influence made others sing
Form: Clerihew

Divining Rod

Conchita Dowser, Water Witch,
Is famous for her willow switch
The water she found
Is all underground
And digging it up is a B itch!
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Cleriew Munch

Edvard Munch noted for an interactive scream
trembling anxietiy expressed in  dream
so famous you now can see
it expressed asan emoji
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Clerihew PIC 6

William Wordsworth of Lake District fame
famous in our 'poetic game'
Everyone knows of his 'daffodils'
often  his rhyme still thrills
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Zor

There once was a city called Zor
it was home to many a bore 
	the women fainted
	and the men feinted
that was what Zor was famous for
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Clerhew Gilray

James Gilray a characterist
with acerbic comment oft did persist
Dubbed the father of polticised cartoon
famous now for many a lampoon
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Nate Love

Nate Love
After being freed from slavery,
Became the most famous black cowboy in history.
But the cause of his death stayed a mystery.
© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member Igor GETS a bigger lab

For what do inits D.T. stand?
It's not what would please Ayn Rand
Her famous novel
Shows those who grovel
Are rather unfit for command
Form: Limerick

Ford

founder of the well known Ford Motor Company
pioneered in mass production of famous nice cars
made a global standard for manufacturing
men
Form: Bio

Premium Member Clerihew Salieri

Antonio Salieri of Legano
teacher of the famous you may know
Beethoven Schubert &Liszt by name
but Amadeus the film brought more acclaim
Form: Clerihew

Premium Member CLERIHEW ecphrasis XII

XII
The wife of del Giocondo
made famous by artist leonardo
Da Vincin'Mona Lisa'* with such style
so demure with an enigmatic smile
art
Form: Ekphrasis

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