Poems about nickname (18 Poems)
Hermann And Dorothea – II. Terpsichore (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
HERMANN. THEN when into the room the well-built son made his entry,Straightway with piercing glances the minister eyed him intently,And with carefulness watch’d his looks and the whole of his bearing,With an inquiring eye which easily faces decyphers;Then he smiled, … Continue reading
Queen Mab: Part IV. (Percy Bysshe Shelley Poems)
‘How beautiful this night! the balmiest sigh, Which vernal zephyrs breathe in evening’s ear, Were discord to the speaking quietude That wraps this moveless scene. Heaven’s ebon vault, Studded with stars unutterably bright, Through which the moon’s unclouded grandeur rolls, Seems like a canopy which love … Continue reading
Queen Mab: Part III. (Percy Bysshe Shelley Poems)
‘Fairy!’ the Spirit said, And on the Queen of Spells Fixed her ethereal eyes, ’I thank thee. Thou hast given A boon which I will not resign, and taught A lesson not to be unlearned. I know The past, and thence I will essay to glean A … Continue reading
Don Juan: Canto The Seventeenth (Lord George Gordon Byron Poems)
The world is full of orphans: firstly, those Who are so in the strict sense of the phrase(But many a lonely tree the loftier grows Than others crowded in the forest’s maze);The next are such as are not doomed to lose Their tender … Continue reading
Motherhood, 1951 (Ai Ogawa Poems)
Dear Saint Patrick, this is Peggy,Or maybe it’s Pegeen to you,Well, I’m really Stella Mae.Peggy’s my nickname,But anyway, will you please tell meWhat to do about the rattlesnakeThat’s in my room?I know it’s there,But I can’t find it anywhere I … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Tupac Shakur (Old Poetry Poems)
It is hard to get a balanced view of Tupac Amaru Shakur (or Lesane Parish Crooks as he was known as a child). His reputation is vividly coloured by the viewpoint of those who write about him. To some he was an … Continue reading
The Old Bush School (John O Brien Poems)
‘Tis a queer, old battered landmark that belongs to other years;With the dog-leg fence around it, and its hat about its ears,And the cow-bell in the gum-tree, and the bucket on the stool,There’s a motley host of memories round that … Continue reading
British Association, Notes Of The President’s Address (James Clerk Maxwell Poems)
In the very beginnings of science, the parsons, who managed things then,Being handy with hammer and chisel, made gods in the likeness of men;Till Commerce arose, and at length some men of exceptional powerSupplanted both demons and gods by the … Continue reading
On The Earl Of Strafford’s Trial And Death (John Denham Poems)
Great Strafford! worthy of that name, though allOf thee could be forgotten, but thy fall,Crush’d by imaginary treason’s weight,Which too much merit did accumulate.As chemists gold from brass by fire would draw,Pretexts are into treason forged by law.His wisdom such, … Continue reading
Allegory: A Moral Vehicle (Thomas Hood Poems)
I had a gig-horse, and I called him PleasureBecause on Sundays for a little jauntHe was so fast and showy, quite a treasure;Although he sometimes kicked and shied aslant.I had a chaise, and christened it Enjoyment,With yellow body and the … Continue reading