When Old Jack Died (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
I. When old Jack died, we staid from school (they said, At home, we needn't go that day), and none Of us ate ...
Poems about tousled (21 Poems)
The Path to the Woods (Madison Julius Cawein Poems)
ITS friendship and its carelessnessDid lead me many a mile,Through goat's-rue, with its dim caress,And pink and pearl-white smile;Through crowfoot, ...
The Ghost (Kenneth Slessor Poems)
"BEES of old Spanish winePipe at this Inn to-night,Music and candleshineFill the dim chambers . . . ."Fans toss and ...
Creepy (Judd Mortimer Lewis Poems)
Laugh, dear, and gurgle, Tumble and play;Kick your pink heels, dear, Get in the way,The world's not for grown-ups, No, not at all!It's ...
A Water-Color (James Whitcomb Riley Poems)
Low hidden in among the forest trees An artist's tilted easel, ankle-deep In tousled ferns and mosses, and in these A fluffy water-spaniel, ...
Meanwhile (Edwin Ford Piper Poems)
"The August sun had still two hours of sky When the white flag a-flutter from the house Signalled him in ...
Care-Free Youth (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
The skies are blue and the sun is out and the grass is green and soft And the ...
Second Boyhood (Folger McKinsey Poems)
He had a willow whistle and a fish hook that had beenMade with a youngster's witchery by the bending of ...
Out Of Doors (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
The kids are out-of-doors once more; The heavy leggins that they wore, The winter caps that covered ears Are put ...
Old Town Types No. 9 – Long John, The Snob (C J Dennis Poems)
Long John McDougal, the wax-end and leather man, Solon of the main street, full of curious lore,Keen-eyed and frugal, politician, ...
The Lanes Of Boyhood (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
DOWN the lanes of boyhood, let me go once more, Let me tread the paths of youth that I have ...
The Rough Little Rascal (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
A smudge on his nose and a smear on his cheekAnd knees that might not have been washed in a ...
Epistle No. 39 (Carl Michael Bellman Poems)
Storm and wave their tumult cease.See, the heav'nly galaxies,Fainter, even dimmerIs their golden glimmerAs the morningSoftly dawningOf the sun's wan ...
Roundel (Burnett A. Ward Poems)
Oh boy of mine, spread-eagled on your bed,Whose is the see-er eye that might divineThe fate that forms around your ...
The Transparent Man (Anthony Hecht Poem)
I'm mighty glad to see you, Mrs. Curtis, And thank you very kindly for this visit-- Especially now when all ...
Elegy For My Father (Annie Finch Poem)
HLF, August 8, 1918-August 22, 1997 "Bequeath us to no earthly shore until Is answered in the vortex of our ...
The light was always you (Ivan Donn Carswell Poem)
In the beginning there was light, abundant light that truly lit the way, time was never lost in dodging flights ...
The Olympic Girl (John Betjeman Poem)
The sort of girl I like to see Smiles down from her great height at me. She stands in strong, ...
Youth And Beauty (William Carlos Williams Poems)
I bought a dishmop- having no daughter- for they had twisted fine ribbons of shining copper about white twine and ...
Iron (Carl Sandburg Poems)
GUNS, Long, steel guns, Pointed from the war ships In the name of the war god. Straight, shining, polished guns, ...
A Child to Love (Poem)
You can have your wealth and riches All the things so many seek, Position, power, and success, The fame you ...