Dick Whittington And His Cat (Clara Doty Bates Poems)
Dick, as a little lad, was told That the London streets were paved with gold. He never, in ...
Poems about crusts (21 Poems)
The Legend Of St. Regimund. (Alfred Castner King Poems)
St. Regimund, e'er he became a saint,Was much imbued with vulgar earthly taint;E'er he renounced the honors of a KnightAnd ...
Ode upon the Censure of his New Inn (Ben Jonson Poems)
Come, leave the loathed stage, And the more loathsome age; Where pride and impudence, in faction knit, ...
The Nymph Of The Fountain (Anne MacVicar Grant Poems)
FAIR daughter of that fleeting raceWho fade like Autumn's leafy store,Welcome, my rocky haunts to trace,And all my secret cells ...
The (Cicely Fox Smith Poems)
What says the Lizard, Swinging high his shining spear? . . ."Pass along, my lady, I've known, ye ...
What Do Poets Want With Gold? (Archibald Lampman Poems)
What do poets want with gold,Cringing slaves and cushioned ease;Are not crusts and garments oldBetter for their souls than these?Gold ...
The Bullfinch (Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin Poems)
Why do you strike up songs military Fife-like, o, bullfinch, my friend?Who'll take the lead in our fight with Hell's ...
Obituary (Allen Tate Poems)
In memory of S. B. V., 1834-1909... so what the lame four-poster gathered hereBetween the lips of stale and seasoned ...
To A Poet That Died Young (Edna St. Vincent Millay Poems)
Minstrel, what have you to doWith this man that, after you,Sharing not your happy fate,Sat as England's Laureate?Vainly, in these ...
The Poor Man’s Pig (Edmund Blunden Poems)
Already fallen plum-bloom stars the green And apple-boughs as knarred as old toads' backs Wear their ...
Ode to Himself upon the Censure of his New Inn (Ben Jonson Poem)
Come, leave the loathed stage, And the more loathsome age; Where pride and impudence, in faction knit, Usurp the chair ...
Desesperanto (Marilyn Hacker Poem)
After Joseph Roth Parce que c'était lui; parce que c'était moi. Montaigne, De L'amitië The dream's forfeit was a night ...
A Thought or Two on Reading Pomfret’s (James Henry Leigh Hunt Poems)
I have been reading Pomfret's "Choice" this spring, A pretty kind of--sort of--kind of thing, Not much a verse, and ...
Lineage (Ted Hughes Poem)
In the beginning was Scream Who begat Blood Who begat Eye Who begat Fear Who begat Wing Who begat Bone ...
New England Magazine (Ellis Parker Butler Poem)
Upon Bottle Miche the autre day While yet the nuit was early, Je met a homme whose barbe was grey, ...
Part 8 of Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan Poem)
A RETURN TO THE COVER OF THIS BOOK Dear Trout Fishing in America: I met your friend Fritz in Washington ...
The Shadow Voice (Margaret Atwood Poem)
My shadow said to me: what is the matter Isn't the moon warm enough for you why do you need ...
The Worst And The Best (Charles Bukowski Poems)
in the hospitals and jails it's the worst in madhouses it's the worst in penthouses it's the worst in skid ...
The Lonesome Child (Katherine Mansfield Poems)
The baby in the looking-glass Is smiling through at me; She has her teaspoon in her hand, Her feeder on ...
To A Poet That Died Young (Edna St. Vincent Millay Poems)
Minstrel, what have you to do With this man that, after you, Sharing not your happy fate, Sat as England's ...
Night Thoughts Over A Sick Child (Philip Levine Poems)
Numb, stiff, broken by no sleep, I keep night watch. Looking for signs to quiet fear, I creep closer to ...