Famous Short Poems
Published: June 2018
Examples of short famous poems by famous poets such as Langston Hughes, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Sara Teasdale. Short Funny poems by famous poets such as Ogden Nash and Shel Silverstein and short poems for children by famous poets including A. A. Milne and Christina Rossetti.
The shorter the poem, the more difficult it is to write. Every word must be exactly what you intend to say. There is no time for long winded explanations. Often it may take longer to write a short poem. You are more likely to write it and revise it many times before you feel that each word is perfect and perfectly placed. This may be analogous to a small family or group. There are not many people so each one much show up. Each one must do their part to create a loving family unit or group of friends. Every family member or friend must play their role to perfection
31 Famous Short Poems - Examples Of Short Poems By Famous Poets
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The Door Of Dreams
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I often passed the Door of Dreams
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But never stepped inside,
Though sometimes, with surprise, I saw
The door was open wide.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Maggie And Milly And Molly And May
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maggie and milly and molly and may
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went down to the beach(to play one day)
and maggie discovered a shell that sangFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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The Eagle
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He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
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Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
Featured Shared StoryThis poem touched my heart as no other poem has. I love nature and most poems don't interest me. When I can, I am outside in nature and when I have to go inside, I fall just like the Eagle at...
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Winter Morning Poem
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Winter is the king of showmen,
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Turning tree stumps into snow men
And houses into birthday cakes
And spreading sugar over lakes.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Still Here
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I been scarred and battered.
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My hopes the wind done scattered.
Snow has friz me,
Sun has baked me,Featured Shared StoryThis poem was in a textbook of mine from the sixth grade. As a child, it resonated with me. It inspired me to write poetry. As a child, educated by white folk, I had no idea who Langston...
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I Shall Not Care
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When I am dead and over me bright April
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Shakes out her rain-drenched hair,
Tho' you should lean above me broken-hearted,
I shall not care.Featured Shared StoryThe poem "I Shall Not Care" by Sara Teasdale is beautifully written tho' it does cause the reader to wonder what pain and hurt she was going through at the time of writing, the thought...
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Nothing Gold Can Stay
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Nature's first green is gold,
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Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Underface
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Underneath my outside face
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There's a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,Featured Shared StoryWhat a perfect poem! At times we could basically tell how people were feeling despite their facial expressions. It was in their eyes the tell- tale signs that led us to see at least the...
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Listen To The MUSTN'TS
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Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
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Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT'SFeatured Shared StoryI love this poem because I have been writing love letters to my two teenagers and eight year old for fifteen years reminding them of what they shouldn't.
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Hug O' War
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I will not play at tug o' war.
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I'd rather play at hug o' war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,Featured Shared StoryThanks for the simple but profound poem. I am a bus driver and I strive to be the open heart and guide for my children who ride with me. It is not always easy to hear what they have to say or...
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Snowball
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I made myself a snowball
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As perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.Featured Shared StoryI love the humor, innocence and whimsy of this poem. But there's more here than meets the eye. If you look a bit deeper, you can see how we sometimes don't properly interpret our experiences,...
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What Are Heavy?
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What are heavy? Sea-sand and sorrow;
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What are brief? Today and tomorrow;
What are frail? Spring blossoms and youth;
What are deep? The ocean and truth.Featured Shared StoryIt’s pure perfection, this poem. It couldn't have been said any better and yet be any more poetic and precise. Beautiful. This poem shall stand the test of time, For it's got so much...
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The Rainbow
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Boats sail on the rivers,
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And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier far than these.Featured Shared StoryMy 11-year-old daughter loved this and learned quickly to recite it.
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A Riddle
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There is one that has a head without an eye,
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And there's one that has an eye without a head.
You may find the answer if you try;
And when all is said,Featured Shared StoryPins and needles Try this: The beginning of eternity, The end of time and space, The beginning of every end, And the end of every place. -The Guess Book (c. 1820)
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Morning Prayer
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Now another day is breaking,
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Sleep was sweet and so is waking.
Dear Lord, I promised you last night
Never again to sulk or fight.Featured Shared StoryHe did an amazing job on this poem.
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My dear neighbor, Nellie, who is in her 80s, asked me, as I am an artist, to paint a picture for her to give to her husband for Christmas. She said he loves the poem "Here Comes the Fog" by...
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Harlem
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What happens to a dream deferred?
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Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?Featured Shared StoryA wonderful poem by Langston Hughes, some dreams drift off with the morning mist, others come through if one persists..... A dream differed is a dream put on hold until the time comes for...
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Always Marry An April Girl
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Praise the spells and bless the charms,
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I found April in my arms.
April golden, April cloudy,
Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy;Featured Shared StoryI was searching for a short poem that encapsulates the love I have for my wife. When I saw this, I knew. My wife's birthday is in April. The double meaning of marrying an April girl really...
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Won't You?
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Barbara's eyes are blue as azure,
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But she is in love with Freddy.
Karen's sweet, but Harry has her.
Gentle Jane is going steady.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Dreams
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Hold fast to dreams
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For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.Featured Shared StoryI so get it. Dreams are hope to a lot of us. I've heard it said that before you get it you have to dream it. I think when we stop dreaming we stop reaching, and when we stop reaching we stop...
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