John Bannister Tabb Poems on Literature Archives - Famous Inspirational Poems, Poetry, Quotes

The Critic did not like the food,But found it stale and flabby;Yet strange to say, no other chewedSo hard the ...

The god enamoured never knewThe shadow that beguiled his view,Nor deemed it less divinely trueThan Life and Love.And so the ...

"What are you doing, Butterfly?"Inquired the Honey Bee."You seem as fond of flowers as I,And yet I do not seeWhat ...

Snow! Snow! Snow!Do thy worst, Winter, but know, but knowThat, when the Spring cometh, a blossom shall blowFrom the heart ...

The sweetest warblers—one in light,And one in darkness, screened from sight—By voice alone prevail;So let the Poet sing his song,As ...

Sighed a poet when his fameAfter fifty winters cameAnd the Editors were asking for his rhyme:Alas, I've lost my chanceAs ...

There once were two brothers named WrightWho rose in aerial flight;But a poet I knowThat much higher could go,For he ...

"When I am dead," the poet said,"The world shall read my verses.""Then better pray on earth to stay,"Said one, "and ...

When palsied at the pool of ThoughtThe Poet's words were found,Thy voice the healing Angel broughtTo touch them into sound. ...

O little bird, I'd beA Poet like to thee,Singing my native song—Brief to the ear, but longTo Love and Memory. ...

John Bannister Tabb Poems on Literature (10 Poems)