The Nightingale (Jean de La Fontaine Poems)
NO easy matter 'tis to hold,Against its owner's will, the fleeceWho troubled by the itching smartOf Cupid's irritating dart,Eager awaits ...
Poems about teens (17 Poems)
Effie: A Ballad (Janet Hamilton Poems)
She was wearin' awa'! she was wearin' awa'!Wi' the leaves in October, we thocht she wad fa',For her cheek was ...
Ned the Larrikin (Henry Kendall Poems)
A SONG that is bitter with grief-a ballad as pale as the lightThat comes with the fall of the leaf, ...
Red Ridinghood (Guy Wetmore Carryl Poems)
MOST worthy of praise were the virtuous waysOf Little Red Riding Hood's ma,And no one was ever more cautious and ...
The Lily Confidante (Henry Timrod Poems)
Lily! lady of the garden!Let me press my lip to thine!Love must tell its story, Lily!Listen thou to mine.Two I ...
Barta (Henry Lawson Poems)
Wide solemn eyes that question me, Wee hand that pats my head-Where only two have stroked before, And both of them are ...
The Fountain Of Youth (George Ade Poems)
Part FirstYou'll recall, if you're strong on historical stuff, The name of that highly deluded old fluff Who chartered a ...
Friezland Ale (Ammon Wrigley Poems)
Whene'er I drink of Friezland ale,Drawn from an old brown bottle;I feel as if a summer mornWas running down my ...
The Child And The Mill (Donald Marquis Poems)
BETTER a pauper, penniless, asleep on the kindly sod -- Better a gipsy, houseless, but near to the heart of ...
Bill and Joe (Oliver Wendell Holmes Poem)
COME, dear old comrade, you and I Will steal an hour from days gone by, The shining days when life ...
To An Unborn Pauper Child (Thomas Hardy Poem)
Breathe not, hid Heart: cease silently, And though thy birth-hour beckons thee, Sleep the long sleep: The Doomsters heap Travails ...
If the Wind Stopped (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Commenting on the temperature to teens and pre-teens on the warmer air today; But they focused on the wind and ...
Sticky Hair (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
"Oh, gross!" A chorus of groans at the thought of her sticky hair in a world without indoor plumbing or ...
The Nightingale (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
NO easy matter 'tis to hold, Against its owner's will, the fleece Who troubled by the itching smart Of Cupid's ...
Jessie of Gibraltar (Ivan Donn Carswell Poem)
Our lives were founded on this rock, this Jessie of Gibraltar Whose unfailing love endured beyond her ample nursing, And ...
Part 6 of Trout Fishing in America (Richard Brautigan Poem)
THE HUNCHBACK TROUT The creek was made narrow by little green trees that grew too close together. The creek was ...
LETTERS TO FRIENDS (Barry Tebb Poems)
I Eddie Linden Dear Eddie we've not met Except upon the written page And at your age the wonder Is ...