Poems about tougher (21 Poems)
A Poor Joke (Edward George Dyson Poems)
‘NO, you can’t count me in, boys; I’m off it-I’m jack of them practical jokes;They give neither pleasure nor profit,And the fellers that plays them are mokes.I’ve got sense, though I once was a duffer,And I fooled up my share, … Continue reading
The Oak (James Russell Lowell Poems)
What gnarled stretch, what depth of shade, is his! There needs no crown to mark the forest’s king;How in his leaves outshines full summer’s bliss! Sun, storm, rain, dew, to him their tribute bring,Which he with such benignant royalty Accepts, as overpayeth what … Continue reading
Father William (Lewis Carroll Poems)
”You are old, father William,” the young man said, ”And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head — Do you think, at your age, it is right?” ”In my youth,” father William replied to his son, ”I … Continue reading
Corporal Schnapps (Henry Clay Work Poems)
Mine heart ish proken into little pits,I tells you friend what for;Mine schweet-heart, von coot patriotic kirl,She trives me off mit der war.I fights for her der pattles of te flag,I schtrikes so prave as I can;Put now long time … Continue reading
The Mountain Splitter (Henry Lawson Poems)
HE WORKS in the glen where the waratah grows, And the gums and the ashes are tall,‘Neath cliffs that re-echo the sound of his blows When the wedges leap in from the mawl. He comes of a hardy old immigrant race, And he … Continue reading
“Johnson’s Boy” (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
The world is turned ag’in’ me, And people says, “They guessThat nothin’ else is in me But pure maliciousness!”I git the blame for doin’ What other chaps destroy,And I’m a-goin’ to ruin Because I’m “Johnson’s boy.” THAT ain’t my name–I’d ruther They’d call me IKE … Continue reading
Crisis Counselor (C.J. Sage Poems)
She was a coat of armsseasoned for the job — toughand polished like tortoise shell.When the women were tougher,she’d tuck her advice-giving headback against the executive chair,let them try to fluff bent feathers,watch them falling to their feet.Then, her little … Continue reading
The Princess (part 5) (Alfred Lord Tennyson Poems)
“Now, scarce three paces measured from the mound,We stumbled on a stationary voice,And ‘Stand, who goes?’ ’Two from the palace’ I.‘The second two: they wait,’ he said, ‘pass on;His Highness wakes:’ and one, that clashed in arms,By glimmering lanes and … Continue reading
The Great Boat Race (E W Bowling Poems)
1. HAWKSHAW 3rd Trinity. 5. KINGLAKE 3rd Trinity. 2. PIGOTT Corpus. 6. BORTHWICK 1st Trinity. 3. WATSON Pembroke. 7. STEAVENSON Trinity Hall. 4. HAWKINS … Continue reading
A Tale Of The Rockies (Billy Bennett Poems)
Here is a tale of the Rockies,And of Rockies I know quite a few;There’s the mint rock, the flint rock, rock-a-bye baby,Almond rock, Rockfellow too. There’s the old rocking chair and the kid’s rocking horse,And rock cakes like carbonised coke.There’s … Continue reading