Top 500 Poems

 

# Title Poet
451. In Paris With You
Don't talk to me of love. I've had an earful
And I get tearful when I've downed a drink or two.
James Fenton poet by James Fenton
on 1/1/2000
452. Affliction
When thou didst entice to thee my heart,
I thought the service brave:
George Herbert poet by George Herbert
on 1/1/2000
453. Vitaï Lampada
There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night --
Ten to make and the match to win --
Sir Henry Newbolt poet by Sir Henry Newbolt
on 1/1/2000
454. White Apples
when my father had been dead a week
I woke
Donald Hall poet by Donald Hall
on 1/1/2000
455. The First And Last Time
Since we first met, I can’t seem to forget you
You mesmerize me with your beautiful face
Jhustin Sanao poet by Jhustin Sanao
on 1/1/2000
456. Ash Wednesday
I
Because I do not hope to turn again
Thomas Stearns Eliot poet by Thomas Stearns Eliot
on 1/1/2000
457. The Masks of Love
I come in from a walk
With you
Alden Nowlan poet by Alden Nowlan
on 1/1/2000
458. A Woman to her Lover
Do you come to me to bend me to your will
as conqueror to the vanquished
Christina Walsh poet by Christina Walsh
on 1/1/2000
459. Sun and Shadow
As I look from the isle, o'er its billows of green,
To the billows of foam-crested blue,
Oliver Wendell Holmes poet by Oliver Wendell Holmes
on 1/1/2000
460. City That Does Not Sleep
In the sky there is nobody asleep. Nobody, nobody.
Nobody is asleep.
Federico García Lorca poet by Federico García Lorca
on 1/1/2000
461. Buried alive
Inside that feeling of depression..........
It's not just a silly superstiotion...........
emo girl poet by emo girl
on 1/1/2000
462. She Walks In Beauty
She walks in Beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
George Gordon Lord Byron poet by George Gordon Lord Byron
on 1/1/2000
463. America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
Katharine Lee Bates poet by Katharine Lee Bates
on 1/1/2000
464. Dreams
Here we are all, by day; by night we're hurl'd
By dreams, each one into a several world.
Robert Herrick poet by Robert Herrick
on 1/1/2000
465. Ballad of the Moon
translated by Will Kirkland
The moon came into the forge
Federico García Lorca poet by Federico García Lorca
on 1/1/2000
466. BOMB
Gregory Corso poet by Gregory Corso
on 1/1/2000
467. History of the Night
Through the course of generations
men brought the night into being.
Jorge Luis Borges poet by Jorge Luis Borges
on 1/1/2000
468. The Seed-Shop
Here in a quiet and dusty room they lie,
Faded as crumbled stone or shifting sand,
Muriel Stuart poet by Muriel Stuart
on 1/1/2000
469. True Love
It is true love because
I put on eyeliner and a concerto and make pungent observations about the great issues of the day
Judith Viorst poet by Judith Viorst
on 1/1/2000
470. Why Me?
When the hopes are hassled
And relationships are rattled
Dr Hitesh Sheth poet by Dr Hitesh Sheth
on 1/1/2000
471. What a mother should be
A mother is the one who loves you
A mother puts no drug above you
carlisa smith poet by carlisa smith
on 1/1/2000
472. A New Poet
Finding a new poet
is like finding a new wildflower
Linda Pastan poet by Linda Pastan
on 1/1/2000
473. Hurt Hawks
I
The broken pillar of the wing jags from the clotted shoulder,
Robinson Jeffers poet by Robinson Jeffers
on 1/1/2000
474. What Were They Like?
Did the people of Viet Nam
use lanterns of stone?
Denise Levertov poet by Denise Levertov
on 1/1/2000
475. One Cigarette
No smoke without you, my fire.
After you left,
Edwin Morgan poet by Edwin Morgan
on 1/1/2000
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