Top 500 Poems

Poems

 

# Title Poet
26. Mother to Son
Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
 Langston Hughes poet by Langston Hughes
on 1/1/2000
27. O Captain! My Captain!

O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
 Walt Whitman poet by Walt Whitman
on 1/1/2000
28. Let Me Die A Youngman's Death
Let me die a youngman's death
not a clean and inbetween
 Roger McGough poet by Roger McGough
on 1/1/2000
29. Daffodils
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
 William Wordsworth poet by William Wordsworth
on 1/1/2000
30. All the World's a Stage
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
 William Shakespeare poet by William Shakespeare
on 1/1/2000
31. The Lesson
Chaos ruled OK in the classroom
as bravely the teacher walked in
 Roger McGough poet by Roger McGough
on 1/1/2000
32. On the Ning Nang Nong
On the Ning Nang Nong
Where the Cows go Bong!
Spike Milligan poet by Spike Milligan
on 1/1/2000
33. A Fairy Song
Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
 William Shakespeare poet by William Shakespeare
on 1/1/2000
34. No Man Is An Island
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
 John Donne poet by John Donne
on 1/1/2000
35. "I Am Not Yours"
I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
 Sara Teasdale poet by Sara Teasdale
on 1/1/2000
36. "Why do I love" You, Sir?
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"Why do I love" You, Sir?
 Emily Dickinson poet by Emily Dickinson
on 1/1/2000
37. Richard Cory
Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
 Edwin Arlington Robinson poet by Edwin Arlington Robinson
on 1/1/2000
38. A Smile To Remember
we had goldfish and they circled around and around
in the bowl on the table near the heavy drapes
 Charles Bukowski poet by Charles Bukowski
on 1/1/2000
39. A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its lovliness increases; it will never
John Keats poet by John Keats
on 1/1/2000
40. We Real Cool
The Pool Players.
Seven at the Golden Shovel.
 Gwendolyn Brooks poet by Gwendolyn Brooks
on 1/1/2000
41. How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
Elizabeth Barrett Browning poet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
on 1/1/2000
42. Alone With Everybody
the flesh covers the bone
and they put a mind
Charles Bukowski poet by Charles Bukowski
on 1/1/2000
43. The Pig
In England once there lived a big
And wonderfully clever pig.
 Roald Dahl poet by Roald Dahl
on 1/1/2000
44. Remember
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
 Christina Georgina Rossetti poet by Christina Georgina Rossetti
on 1/1/2000
45. Bright Star

Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--
John Keats poet by John Keats
on 1/1/2000
46. "Faith" is a fine invention
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"Faith" is a fine invention
 Emily Dickinson poet by Emily Dickinson
on 1/1/2000
47. I Loved You
I loved you, and I probably still do,
And for a while the feeling may remain...
 Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin poet by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
on 1/1/2000
48. One Art
The art of losing isn't hard to master;
so many things seem filled with the intent
 Elizabeth Bishop poet by Elizabeth Bishop
on 1/1/2000
49. Jabberwocky
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
 Lewis Carroll poet by Lewis Carroll
on 1/1/2000
50. Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: `Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
 Percy Bysshe Shelley poet by Percy Bysshe Shelley
on 1/1/2000
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