Theme · 409 poems
Short Poems
Complete poems under a dozen lines: haiku, miniatures, and small machines of meaning you can memorize before the kettle boils.
A short poem is not a fragment; it is a poem with no room for passengers. Haiku, epigrams, couplets, brief free verse, and small lyric poems all work by compression: one image, one turn, one clean closing note. That makes them useful in the places readers actually need poetry — a card, a classroom recitation, a toast, a note copied by hand.
The best way to choose one is to read it aloud twice. If the poem can be held in the voice without explaining itself, it is short in the right way. For memorizing, start with poems under eight lines and listen for a strong rhythm or repeated sound; memory follows music before it follows meaning.
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When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
Walt Whitman · 1865
When I heard the learn'd astronomer,When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,
7 lines · free verse
Pied Beauty
Gerard Manley Hopkins · 1877
Glory be to God for dappled things— For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
11 lines · lyric
"Hope" is the thing with feathers
Emily Dickinson · 1891
"Hope" is the thing with feathers —That perches in the soul —And sings the tune without the words —
12 lines · lyric
Success is counted sweetest
Emily Dickinson · 1864
Success is counted sweetestBy those who ne'er succeed.To comprehend a nectar
12 lines · lyric
Trees
Joyce Kilmer · 1913
I THINK that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
12 lines · lyric
A Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns · 1794
O my Luve is like a red, red roseThat's newly sprung in June;O my Luve is like the melody
16 lines · ballad
On Advice
The QuillOak Editors
"Advice" is the formal requestto bless what we've already guessed.
2 lines · epigram
Thou and I (opening couplet)
Rumi (Jalāl al-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī)
Happy the moment when we are seated in the Palace, thou and I,With two forms and with two figures but with one soul, thou and I.
2 lines · ghazal
Defrauded I a Butterfly
Emily Dickinson
Defrauded I a Butterfly —The lawful Heir — for Thee —
2 lines · lyric
Fame's Boys and Girls, who never die
Emily Dickinson
Fame's Boys and Girls, who never dieAnd are too seldom born —
2 lines · lyric
Winter under cultivation
Emily Dickinson
Winter under cultivationIs as arable as Spring.
2 lines · lyric
Loss from the Least
Robert Herrick
Great men by small means oft are overthrown;He's lord of thy life, who contemns his own.
2 lines · lyric
Peace Not Permanent
Robert Herrick
Great cities seldom rest; if there be noneT' invade from far, they'll find worse foes at home.
2 lines · lyric
Soft Music
Robert Herrick
The mellow touch of music most doth woundThe soul, when it doth rather sigh, than sound.
2 lines · lyric
The Definition of Beauty
Robert Herrick
Beauty no other thing is, than a beamFlash'd out between the middle and extreme.
2 lines · lyric
Time was upon
Robert Herrick
Wrinkles no more are, or no less,Than beauty turn'd to sourness.
2 lines · lyric
Upon a Painted Gentlewoman
Robert Herrick
Men say you're fair; and fair ye are, 'tis true;But, hark! we praise the painter now, not you.
2 lines · lyric
Happy Thought
Robert Louis Stevenson
The world is so full of a number of things,I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.
2 lines · lyric
Beautiful Women
Walt Whitman
WOMEN sit, or move to and fro—some old, some young;The young are beautiful—but the old are more beautiful than the young.
2 lines · lyric
Mother and Babe
Walt Whitman
I SEE the sleeping babe, nestling the breast of its mother;The sleeping mother and babe—hush’d, I study them long and long.
2 lines · lyric
Delight in Disorder
Robert Herrick · 1648
Delight in Disorder. Alfred Pollard, ed. 1898. The Hesperides & Noble Numbers.Delight in Disorder. Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
2 lines · lyric
The Old Pond (haiku)
Matsuo Bashō · 1686
an old pond, still —a frog leaps into water:the sound of the splash
3 lines · haiku
Summer Grasses (haiku)
Matsuo Bashō · 1689
summer grasses grow —all that remains of the dreamsof proud warriors
3 lines · haiku
Autumn Evening (haiku)
Matsuo Bashō · 1680
on a bare branch sitsa crow, settled in for night —autumn evening falls
3 lines · haiku
First Warm Rain
The QuillOak Editors
first warm rain of spring —the umbrellas stay foldedeveryone looks up
3 lines · haiku
Crocus in the Frost
The QuillOak Editors
crocus in the frosttoo early, and unbothered —teach me that, small one
3 lines · haiku
August Afternoon
The QuillOak Editors
august afternoon —the garden hose, the shriekingjoy of being eight
3 lines · haiku
Cicadas at Dusk
The QuillOak Editors
cicadas at duskturning the whole heat to song —even the heat sings
3 lines · haiku
One Red Maple Leaf
The QuillOak Editors
one red maple leafrides the river out of town —travel light, it says
3 lines · haiku
Snow on the Mailbox
The QuillOak Editors
snow on the mailbox —all the news the morning bringsis white, and silent
3 lines · haiku
The Meeting
The QuillOak Editors
the meeting could havebeen an email — forty smilesthinking the same thing
3 lines · senryu
One Percent
The QuillOak Editors
phone at one percent —suddenly I rememberthe names of the clouds
3 lines · senryu
M-O-M (an Acrostic)
The QuillOak Editors
More than the cards could ever quite say,Over the years, in your quiet way,Mom — you're the heart of us, every day.
3 lines · acrostic
Self-Checkout
The QuillOak Editors
self-checkout machine —unexpected item, yes,my whole entire life
3 lines · senryu
A Flower will not trouble her, it has so small a Foot
Emily Dickinson
A Flower will not trouble her, it has so small a Foot,And yet if you compare the Lasts,Hers is the smallest Boot —
3 lines · lyric
Of Life to own
Emily Dickinson
Of Life to own —From Life to draw —But never tough the reservoir —
3 lines · lyric
To see the Summer Sky
Emily Dickinson
To see the Summer SkyIs Poetry, though never in a Book it lie —True Poems flee —
3 lines · lyric
Roses Are Red (And Violets Aren't Blue)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, violets are — no.Violets are violet. I checked. It's so.This poem's been fibbing since 1784,
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (Pizza Edition)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, marinara is too;I ordered a large just to split it with you.Some people want sonnets, the moon, or the weather —
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (The Wifi Is Down)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, the wifi is dead,the router's unplugged at the foot of the bed.No streaming, no scrolling, no feed to refresh —
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (Yes, It's Another One of These)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, this format is tired,I had until midnight; a poem was required.But cliché or not, every word here is true:
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (For Her, Who Hates Mornings)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, the kettle is on,you're grumpy and gorgeous each day before dawn;and I'd give up sunrises, gladly, forever,
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (But They Fade in a Day)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, but they fade in a day;the chocolates get eaten, the cards thrown away.So here is the one gift that time won't undo:
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (For the One Who Steals the Blankets)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, my feet are like ice,you've stolen the duvet — not once, dear, but twice;yet I'd shiver forever, frostbitten and blue,
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (For the Man Who Fixes Things)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red. The stair doesn't squeak,the door doesn't stick — you fixed both this week.Some men declare love with a speech or a song;
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (His Hand Finds Mine)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, your hand finds my handin crowds, in the car, without thought, without plan;and that, more than roses, is how I stay sure:
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (You're Hopeless at Dancing)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, you're hopeless at dancing,but somehow you're great at this whole romancing:you remember my coffee, my mother, my dreams —
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (The Dog Ate My First Draft)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, violets are blue,my hamster can't read, so this poem's for you.I wrote it in marker, I spelled it all right,
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (Broccoli's Green)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, broccoli's green,and I have a question (don't shout, don't be mean):if flowers are plants, and my veggies are too,
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (I Would Still Pick You)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, as they were at the start,when I practiced your name and rehearsed every part;the petals have changed, but the question stays true:
4 lines · roses are red
Roses Are Red (A Toast to My Worst Best Friend)
The QuillOak Editors
Roses are red, your advice is the worst,you laugh at my downfalls (and always laugh first);but when it all crumbled, you showed up by nine
4 lines · roses are red
Home Is a Person
The QuillOak Editors
They say that home's an address,a roof, a key, a floor —so why does any room feel home
4 lines · quatrain
A Birthday Blessing
The QuillOak Editors
May your coffee stay hot, may your phone hold its charge,may small luck find you daily and big luck loom large;may the year rolling toward you arrive like a friend —
4 lines · quatrain
One More Year of We
The QuillOak Editors
One more year of "where's my keys?",of "taste this," and "come see" —one more year I'd trade for nothing:
4 lines · quatrain
L-O-V-E (an Acrostic)
The QuillOak Editors
Listening, even to the boring parts,Overlooking the socks on the floor,Voting for you, every day, in everything,
4 lines · acrostic
H-O-P-E (an Acrostic)
The QuillOak Editors
Hold on — not to how it was,Only to what it still could be;Plant something small in the wreckage,
4 lines · acrostic
On Tomorrow
The QuillOak Editors
There's nothing I can't conquer,no summit I can't claim,no task I cannot master —
4 lines · epigram
A Death blow is a Life blow to Some
Emily Dickinson
A Death blow is a Life blow to SomeWho till they died, did not alive become —Who had they lived, had died but when
4 lines · lyric
Beauty crowds me till I die
Emily Dickinson
Beauty crowds me till I dieBeauty mercy have on meBut if I expire today
4 lines · lyric
Birthday of but a single pang
Emily Dickinson
Birthday of but a single pangThat there are less to come —Afflictive is the Adjective
4 lines · lyric
More poems in this theme
- Bliss is the plaything of the childBliss is the plaything of the child —…4 lines
- Could that sweet Darkness where they dwellCould that sweet Darkness where they dwell…4 lines
- Declaiming Waters none may dreadDeclaiming Waters none may dread —…4 lines
- Estranged from Beauty—none can beEstranged from Beauty — none can be —…4 lines
- "Faith" is a fine invention"Faith" is a fine invention…4 lines
- Forbidden Fruit A Flavor HasForbidden fruit a flavor has…4 lines
- Her sovereign PeopleHer sovereign People…4 lines
- His Heart was darker than the starless nightHis Heart was darker than the starless night…4 lines
- I hide myself within my flowerI hide myself within my flower,…4 lines
- If Nature smiles—the Mother mustIf Nature smiles — the Mother must…4 lines
- In this short LifeIn this short Life…4 lines
- Lad of Athens, faithful beLad of Athens, faithful be…4 lines
- Lest this be Heaven indeedLest this be Heaven indeed…4 lines
- My Season's furthest FlowerMy Season's furthest Flower —…4 lines
- Nature assigns the SunNature assigns the Sun —…4 lines
- No Autumn's intercepting ChillNo Autumn's intercepting Chill…4 lines
- Not at Home to CallersNot at Home to Callers…4 lines
- Not One by Heaven defrauded stayNot One by Heaven defrauded stay —…4 lines
- Of Nature I shall have enoughOf Nature I shall have enough…4 lines
- Peace is a fiction of our FaithPeace is a fiction of our Faith —…4 lines
- She rose as high as His OccasionShe rose as high as His Occasion…4 lines
- The Butterfly in honored DustThe Butterfly in honored Dust…4 lines
- The Definition of Beauty isThe Definition of Beauty is…4 lines
- The stem of a departed FlowerThe stem of a departed Flower…4 lines
- The words the happy sayThe words the happy say…4 lines
- Too happy Time dissolves itselfToo happy Time dissolves itself…4 lines
- Touch lightly Nature's sweet GuitarTouch lightly Nature's sweet Guitar…4 lines
- When Memory is fullWhen Memory is full…4 lines
- Where Roses would not dare to goWhere Roses would not dare to go,…4 lines
- Who has not found the Heaven—belowWho has not found the Heaven — below —…4 lines
- EncouragedBecause you love me I have much achieved,…4 lines
- A Hate-SongA hater he came and sat by a ditch,…4 lines
- In HorologiumInter marmoreas Leonorae pendula colles…4 lines
- To HarrietEver as now with Love and Virtue's glow…4 lines
- Epigram on a SuicideEARTH’D up, here lies an imp o’ hell,…4 lines
- Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, SchoolmasterHERE lie Willie Michie’s banes;…4 lines
- Epitaph for William Nicol, High School, EdinburghYE maggots, feed on Nicol’s brain,…4 lines
- To Enjoy the TimeWhile fates permit us, let's be merry;…4 lines
- To his GirlsWanton wenches do not bring…4 lines
- Upon a ChildHere a pretty baby lies…4 lines
- Upon His Sister-in-law, Mistress ElizabethherrickFirst, for effusions due unto the dead,…4 lines
- Why Flowers Change ColourThese fresh beauties, we can prove,…4 lines
- Away With Funeral MusicAWAY with funeral music - set…4 lines
- The Angler Rose, He Took His RodTHE angler rose, he took his rod,…4 lines
- To My MotherYou too, my mother, read my rhymes…4 lines
- Locations and TimesLOCATIONS and times—what is it in me that meets them all, whenever and wherever, and…4 lines
- Look Down, Fair MoonLOOK down, fair moon, and bathe this scene;…4 lines
- The LilyThe modest Rose puts forth a thorn,…4 lines
- Thel's MottoDoes the Eagle know what is in the pit?…4 lines
- First FigMy candle burns at both ends;…4 lines
- There is no Frigate like a BookTo take us lands away,…4 lines
- After the Trainthe train pulls away…5 lines
- The Cedar Boxfolding your letters…5 lines
- Puppy (a Cinquain)Puppy…5 lines
- Letting Go (a Crapsey Cinquain)Dusk falls…5 lines
- A Poet Named PrattThere once was a poet named Pratt…5 lines
- The Sneezing DragonA dragon who started to sneeze…5 lines
- The Caffeine ResolutionI solemnly swore off caffeine…5 lines
- A Dog with a PlanOur spaniel has buried, to date,…5 lines
- Morning Teasteam off the green tea…5 lines
- Winter (a Cinquain)Winter…5 lines
- The Moon Has Left the Sky (the Midnight Poem)The moon has left the sky;…5 lines
- There Was an Old Man in a TreeThere was an Old Man in a tree,…5 lines
- By homely gift and hindered WordsBy homely gift and hindered Words…5 lines
- Immured in Heaven!Immured in Heaven!…5 lines
- My Garden—like the BeachMy Garden — like the Beach —…5 lines
- So gay a FlowerSo gay a Flower…5 lines
- The fairest Home I ever knewThe fairest Home I ever knew…5 lines
- The good Will of a FlowerThe good Will of a Flower…5 lines
- Time does go onTime does go on —…5 lines
- Cancelled Passage of Mont BlancThere is a voice, not understood by all,…5 lines
- Light As The Linnet On My Way I StartLIGHT as the linnet on my way I start,…5 lines
- I was in the darknessI was in the darkness;…5 lines
- Tradition, thou art for suckling childrenTradition, thou art for suckling children,…5 lines
- What General has a Good ArmyWHAT General has a good army in himself, has a good army;…5 lines
- Text Me When You LandYou rarely say "I love you."…6 lines
- A Wish with a FaceWe painted a room for a rumor,…6 lines
- F-R-I-E-N-D (an Acrostic)First to arrive when everything falls,…6 lines
- One Girl (A Combination from Sappho)Like the sweet apple which reddens upon the topmost bough,…6 lines
- A little Madness in the SpringA little Madness in the Spring…6 lines
- Dying at my music!Dying at my music!…6 lines
- For largest Woman's Hearth I knewFor largest Woman's Hearth I knew —…6 lines
- Her spirit rose to such a heightHer spirit rose to such a height…6 lines
- I noticed People disappearedI noticed People disappeared…6 lines
- Jesus! thy CrucifixJesus! thy Crucifix…6 lines
- No Romance sold untoNo Romance sold unto…6 lines
- One Year ago—jots what?One Year ago — jots what?…6 lines
- She slept beneath a treeShe slept beneath a tree —…6 lines
- Somewhat, to hope forSomewhat, to hope for,…6 lines
- The Butterfly's Assumption GownThe Butterfly's Assumption Gown…6 lines
- The Butterfly's Numidian GownThe Butterfly's Numidian Gown…6 lines
- The Flower must not blame the BeeThe Flower must not blame the Bee —…6 lines
- Though the great Waters sleepThough the great Waters sleep,…6 lines
- Water, is taught by thirstWater, is taught by thirst.…6 lines
- Give Me Women, Wine, and SnuffGIVE me women, wine, and snuff…6 lines
- Farewell to North DevonWhere man's profane and tainting hand…6 lines
- On Fanny GodwinHer voice did quiver as we parted,…6 lines
- StanzaIf I walk in Autumn's even…6 lines
- The Waning MoonAnd like a dying lady, lean and pale,…6 lines
- To-MorrowWhere art thou, beloved To-morrow?…6 lines
- Epigram on Francis Grose the AntiquaryTHE DEVIL got notice that Grose was a-dying…6 lines
- An Epitaph Upon a ChildVirgins promised when I died,…6 lines
- Another Grace For A ChildHere a little child I stand…6 lines
- Life Is the Body's LightLife is the body's light; which, once declining,…6 lines
- To His Kinswoman, Mistress Susanna HerrickWhen I consider, dearest, thou dost stay…6 lines
- To MusicBegin to charm, and as thou strok'st mine ears…6 lines
- To Music: a SongMusic, thou queen of heaven, care-charming spell,…6 lines
- Upon a Child That DiedHere she lies, a pretty bud,…6 lines
- To Friends At HomeTO friends at home, the lone, the admired, the lost…6 lines
- Primeval my Love for the Woman I LovePRIMEVAL my love for the woman I love,…6 lines
- The Ship StartingLO! the unbounded sea!…6 lines
- The EagleHe clasps the crag with crooked hands;…6 lines
- FogThe fog comes…6 lines
- What I Mean by BeautifulYou think it's the dress.…7 lines
- The Porch LightThe best part of my commute…7 lines
- Your Laugh Arrives FirstYour laugh arrives before you do —…7 lines
- The LighthouseThe world gets loud. You don't.…7 lines
- An Antiquated TreeAn Antiquated Tree…7 lines
- Spring comes on the WorldSpring comes on the World —…7 lines
- Cancelled Passage of the Ode to LibertyWithin a cavern of man's trackless spirit…7 lines
- Cancelled StanzaGather, O gather,…7 lines
- Kissing HelenaFROM THE GREEK OF PLATO.…7 lines
- 'Mighty Eagle'SUPPOSED TO BE ADDRESSED TO WILLIAM GODWIN.…7 lines
- Spirit of PlatoFROM THE GREEK.…7 lines
- Home-Thoughts, From the SeaNobly, nobly, Cape Saint Vincent to the Northwest died away;…7 lines
- Ay, workman, make me a dreamAy, workman, make me a dream,…7 lines
- I Dream’d in a DreamI DREAM’D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of…7 lines
- If I can stop one Heart from breakingIf I can stop one heart from breaking,…7 lines
- He Wishes for the Cloths of HeavenHad I the heavens' embroidered cloths,…8 lines
- Music, When Soft Voices DieMusic, when soft voices die,…8 lines
- The Mug You ClaimedThere's a mug in my cupboard…8 lines
- Passenger SeatYou fall asleep on highways,…8 lines
- In the OriginalYou are the person I'd call…8 lines
- Across the TableYou across the table,…8 lines
- Until You're WellWhile you mend,…8 lines
- Happy DebtsSome debts are happy ones.…8 lines
- CommencementThey named it wrong on purpose:…8 lines
- Choose GenerouslyMidnight will make its noise,…8 lines
- To Frances S. OsgoodThou wouldst be loved? — then let thy heart…8 lines
- A chilly Peace infests the GrassA chilly Peace infests the Grass…8 lines
- A Door just opened on a streetA Door just opened on a street —…8 lines
- A full fed Rose on meals of TintA full fed Rose on meals of Tint…8 lines
- A happy lip—breaks suddenA happy lip — breaks sudden —…8 lines
- A little Snow was here and thereA little Snow was here and there…8 lines
- A Pang is more conspicuous in SpringA Pang is more conspicuous in Spring…8 lines
- A soft Sea washed around the HouseA soft Sea washed around the House…8 lines
- A Tooth upon Our PeaceA Tooth upon Our Peace…8 lines
- Absent Place—an April DayAbsent Place — an April Day —…8 lines
- All but Death, can be AdjustedAll but Death, can be Adjusted —…8 lines
- And this of all my HopesAnd this of all my Hopes…8 lines
- Angels, in the early morningAngels, in the early morning…8 lines
- As Children bid the Guest "Good Night"As Children bid the Guest "Good Night"…8 lines
- As if the Sea should partAs if the Sea should part…8 lines
- As Sleigh Bells seem in summerAs Sleigh Bells seem in summer…8 lines
- Autumn—overlooked my KnittingAutumn — overlooked my Knitting —…8 lines
- Away from Home are some and IAway from Home are some and I —…8 lines
- Beauty—be not caused—It IsBeauty — be not caused — It Is —…8 lines
- Between the form of Life and LifeBetween the form of Life and Life…8 lines
- Bless God, he went as soldiersBless God, he went as soldiers,…8 lines
- By a flower—By a letterBy a flower — By a letter —…8 lines
- Consulting summer's clockConsulting summer's clock,…8 lines
- Could Hope inspect her BasisCould Hope inspect her Basis…8 lines
- Death is a Dialogue betweenDeath is a Dialogue between…8 lines
- Death leaves Us homesick, who behindDeath leaves Us homesick, who behind,…8 lines
- Did life's penurious lengthDid life's penurious length…8 lines
- Except the Heaven had come so nearExcept the Heaven had come so near —…8 lines
- Far from Love the Heavenly FatherFar from Love the Heavenly Father…8 lines
- Floss won't save you from an AbyssFloss won't save you from an Abyss…8 lines
- Forever honored by the TreeForever honored by the Tree…8 lines
- From all the Jails the Boys and GirlsFrom all the Jails the Boys and Girls…8 lines
- Funny—to be a CenturyFunny — to be a Century —…8 lines
- Given in Marriage unto TheeGiven in Marriage unto Thee…8 lines
- Glass was the Street—in tinsel PerilGlass was the Street — in tinsel Peril…8 lines
- Go not too near a House of RoseGo not too near a House of Rose —…8 lines
- God permits industrious AngelsGod permits industrious Angels —…8 lines
- Great Streets of silence led awayGreat Streets of silence led away…8 lines
- Heaven is so far of the MindHeaven is so far of the Mind…8 lines
- "Heavenly Father"—take to thee"Heavenly Father" — take to thee…8 lines
- Hope is a strange inventionHope is a strange invention —…8 lines
- Hope is a subtle GluttonHope is a subtle Glutton —…8 lines
- How far is it to Heaven?How far is it to Heaven?…8 lines
- How happy I was if I could forgetHow happy I was if I could forget…8 lines
- How know it from a Summer's Day?How know it from a Summer's Day?…8 lines
- How many Flowers fail in WoodHow many Flowers fail in Wood —…8 lines
- How much the present moment meansHow much the present moment means…8 lines
- How the Waters closed above HimHow the Waters closed above Him…8 lines
- I cannot meet the Spring unmovedI cannot meet the Spring unmoved —…8 lines
- I know of people in the GraveI know of people in the Grave…8 lines
- I lost a World—the other day!I lost a World — the other day!…8 lines
- I many times thought Peace had comeI many times thought Peace had come…8 lines
- I never lost as much but twiceI never lost as much but twice,…8 lines
- I saw no Way—The Heavens were stitchedI saw no Way — The Heavens were stitched —…8 lines
- I send you a decrepit flowerI send you a decrepit flower…8 lines
- I think that the Root of the Wind is WaterI think that the Root of the Wind is Water —…8 lines
- If I should cease to bring a RoseIf I should cease to bring a Rose…8 lines
- In snow thou comestIn snow thou comest —…8 lines
- Is Heaven a Physician?Is Heaven a Physician?…8 lines
- It sounded as if the Streets were runningIt sounded as if the Streets were running…8 lines
- Lain in Nature—so suffice usLain in Nature — so suffice us…8 lines
- "Lethe" in my flower"Lethe" in my flower,…8 lines
- Lightly stepped a yellow starLightly stepped a yellow star…8 lines
- Like Men and Women Shadows walkLike Men and Women Shadows walk…8 lines
- Midsummer, was it, when They diedMidsummer, was it, when They died —…8 lines
- My life closed twice before its closeMy life closed twice before its close —…8 lines
- Nature affects to be sedateNature affects to be sedate…8 lines
- Nature and God—I neither knewNature and God — I neither knew…8 lines
- Nature can do no moreNature can do no more…8 lines
- Nature rarer uses YellowNature rarer uses Yellow…8 lines
- Nature—sometimes sears a SaplingNature — sometimes sears a Sapling —…8 lines
- Oh Future! thou secreted peaceOh Future! thou secreted peace…8 lines
- Only God—detect the SorrowOnly God — detect the Sorrow —…8 lines
- Pain—expands the TimePain — expands the Time —…8 lines
- Pain—has an Element of BlankPain — has an Element of Blank —…8 lines
- Pain has but one AcquaintancePain has but one Acquaintance…8 lines
- Prayer is the little implementPrayer is the little implement…8 lines
- She sped as Petals of a RoseShe sped as Petals of a Rose…8 lines
- She's happy, with a new ContentShe's happy, with a new Content —…8 lines
- Snow beneath whose chilly softnessSnow beneath whose chilly softness…8 lines
- So give me back to DeathSo give me back to Death —…8 lines
- Some such Butterfly be seenSome such Butterfly be seen…8 lines
- Split the Lark—and you'll find the MusicSplit the Lark — and you'll find the Music —…8 lines
- Spring is the PeriodSpring is the Period…8 lines
- Summer is shorter than any oneSummer is shorter than any one —…8 lines
- Summer laid her simple HatSummer laid her simple Hat…8 lines
- Suspense—is Hostiler than DeathSuspense — is Hostiler than Death —…8 lines
- Talk not to me of Summer TreesTalk not to me of Summer Trees…8 lines
- The Bird her punctual music bringsThe Bird her punctual music brings…8 lines
- The Butterfly upon the SkyThe Butterfly upon the Sky,…8 lines
- The Fact that Earth is HeavenThe Fact that Earth is Heaven —…8 lines
- The fascinating chill that music leavesThe fascinating chill that music leaves…8 lines
- The inundation of the SpringThe inundation of the Spring…8 lines
- The last of Summer is DelightThe last of Summer is Delight —…8 lines
- The Leaves like Women interchangeThe Leaves like Women interchange…8 lines
- The Life we have is very greatThe Life we have is very great.…8 lines
- The Moon upon her fluent RouteThe Moon upon her fluent Route…8 lines
- The Mountain sat upon the PlainThe Mountain sat upon the Plain…8 lines
- The Notice that is called the SpringThe Notice that is called the Spring…8 lines
- The pretty Rain from those sweet EavesThe pretty Rain from those sweet Eaves…8 lines
- The Road was lit with Moon and starThe Road was lit with Moon and star —…8 lines
- The Sea said "Come" to the BrookThe Sea said "Come" to the Brook —…8 lines
- The Service without HopeThe Service without Hope —…8 lines
- The Stars are old, that stood for meThe Stars are old, that stood for me —…8 lines
- The Summer that we did not prizeThe Summer that we did not prize,…8 lines
- The Sun is gay or starkThe Sun is gay or stark…8 lines
- The Veins of other FlowersThe Veins of other Flowers…8 lines
- The way Hope builds his HouseThe way Hope builds his House…8 lines
- There is a pain—so utterThere is a pain — so utter —…8 lines
- They say that "Time assuages"They say that "Time assuages" —…8 lines
- This is the place they hoped beforeThis is the place they hoped before,…8 lines
- Through the Dark Sod—as EducationThrough the Dark Sod — as Education —…8 lines
- To flee from memoryTo flee from memory…8 lines
- To lose one's faith—surpassTo lose one's faith — surpass…8 lines
- To mend each tattered FaithTo mend each tattered Faith…8 lines
- To tell the Beauty would decreaseTo tell the Beauty would decrease…8 lines
- Trusty as the starsTrusty as the stars…8 lines
- 'Twas here my summer paused'Twas here my summer paused…8 lines
- 'Twas later when the summer went'Twas later when the summer went…8 lines
- Twice had Summer her fair VerdureTwice had Summer her fair Verdure…8 lines
- Water makes many BedsWater makes many Beds…8 lines
- We thirst at first—'tis Nature's ActWe thirst at first — 'tis Nature's Act —…8 lines
- When I hoped I fearedWhen I hoped I feared —…8 lines
- When Roses cease to bloom, SirWhen Roses cease to bloom, Sir,…8 lines
- Which is the best—the Moon or the Crescent?Which is the best — the Moon or the Crescent?…8 lines
- Winter is good—his Hoar DelightsWinter is good — his Hoar Delights…8 lines
- Witchcraft was hung, in History'Twas such a little — little boat…8 lines
- Yesterday is HistoryYesterday is History,…8 lines
- A DirgeRough wind, that moanest loud…8 lines
- Song From the Wandering JewSee yon opening flower…8 lines
- To Mary ShelleyMy dearest Mary, wherefore hast thou gone,…8 lines
- To the MoonArt thou pale for weariness…8 lines
- Summum BonumAll the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee:…8 lines
- Epitaph on a Lap-dogIN wood and wild, ye warbling throng,…8 lines
- Lines to an Old SweetheartONCE fondly lov’d, and still remember’d dear,…8 lines
- Love in the Guise of FriendshipYOUR friendship much can make me blest,…8 lines
- The Winter it is PastTHE WINTER it is past, and the summer comes at last…8 lines
- How Springs Came FirstThese springs were maidens once that loved,…8 lines
- Matins, or Morning PrayerWhen with the virgin morning thou dost rise,…8 lines
- The Ceremonies for Candlemas DayKindle the Christmas brand, and then…8 lines
- The Old Wives' PrayerHoly-Rood, come forth and shield…8 lines
- The Succession of the Four Sweet MonthsFirst, April, she with mellow showers…8 lines
- To HeavenOpen thy gates…8 lines
- To Music, to Becalm a Sweet Sick YouthCharms, that call down the moon from out her sphere,…8 lines
- To the Lady Crewe, Upon the Death of Her ChildWhy, Madam, will ye longer weep,…8 lines
- To the Water-nymphs Drinking at ThefountainReach with your whiter hands to me…8 lines
- Home, My Little Children, Hear Are Songs For YouCOME, my little children, here are songs for you;…8 lines
- In The Green And Gallant SpringIN the green and gallant Spring,…8 lines
- There Was a Man Who Lived a Life of FireThere was a man who lived a life of fire.…8 lines
- Two or three angelsTwo or three angels…8 lines
- Full of Life, NowFULL of life, now, compact, visible,…8 lines
- A Divine ImageCruelty has a human heart,…8 lines
- Ah SunflowerAh Sunflower, weary of time,…8 lines
- Infant SorrowMy mother groaned, my father wept:…8 lines
- My Pretty Rose TreeA flower was offered to me,…8 lines
- The Little Boy FoundThe little boy lost in the lonely fen,…8 lines
- The Little Boy Lost"Father, father, where are you going?…8 lines
- The ShepherdHow sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot!…8 lines
- The Sick RoseO rose, thou art sick!…8 lines
- I'm Nobody! Who are you?I'm nobody! Who are you?…8 lines
- Jenny Kissed MeJenny kiss'd me when we met,…8 lines
- Nothing Gold Can StayNature's first green is gold,…8 lines
- The PastureI'm going out to clean the pasture spring;…8 lines
- RequiemUnder the wide and starry sky,…8 lines
- The LookStrephon kissed me in the spring,…8 lines
- A Wind that roseA Wind that rose…9 lines
- Oh Sumptuous momentOh Sumptuous moment…9 lines
- Said Death to PassionSaid Death to Passion…9 lines
- Snow flakesSnow flakes.…9 lines
- Summer for thee, grant I may beSummer for thee, grant I may be…9 lines
- Teach Him—When He makes the namesTeach Him — When He makes the names —…9 lines
- The One who could repeat the Summer dayThe One who could repeat the Summer day —…9 lines
- Undue Significance a starving man attachesUndue Significance a starving man attaches…9 lines
- Which is best? HeavenWhich is best? Heaven —…9 lines
- Would you like summer? Taste of oursWould you like summer? Taste of ours.…9 lines
- On Robert Emmet's Grave...…9 lines
- Stanza From a Translation of the Marseillaise HymnTremble, Kings despised of man!…9 lines
- Epitaph on my Ever Honoured FatherO YE whose cheek the tear of pity stains,…9 lines
- Fire and IceSome say the world will end in fire,…9 lines
- My Heart Leaps UpMy heart leaps up when I behold…9 lines
- It Is Not Growing Like A TreeIt is not growing like a tree…10 lines
- Is it Well with the Child?SAFE where I cannot die yet,…10 lines
- How happy is the little StoneHow happy is the little Stone…10 lines
- It can't be "Summer"!It can't be "Summer"!…10 lines
- Perhaps you'd like to buy a flowerPerhaps you'd like to buy a flower,…10 lines
- The waters chased him as he fledThe waters chased him as he fled,…10 lines
- Song On May MorningNow the bright morning Star, Dayes harbinger,…10 lines
- A LamentO world! O life! O time!…10 lines
- TimeUnfathomable Sea! whose waves are years,…10 lines
- His Prayer For AbsolutionFor those my unbaptized rhymes,…10 lines
- The Parliament of Roses to JuliaI dreamt the Roses one time went…10 lines
- Upon RosesUnder a lawn, than skies more clear,…10 lines
- FarewellFAREWELL, and when forth…10 lines
- LifeWhat is our life? A play of passion,…10 lines
- "And the sins of the fathers shall be""And the sins of the fathers shall be…10 lines
- "I have heard the sunset song of the birches,""I have heard the sunset song of the birches,…10 lines
- "It was wrong to do this," said the angel"It was wrong to do this," said the angel.…10 lines
- Supposing that I should have the courageSupposing that I should have the courage…10 lines
- Pippa's SongPippa…10 lines
- Mother o' MineIf I were hanged on the highest hill,…11 lines
- Meeting at NightThe grey sea and the long black land;…12 lines
- So We'll Go No More a RovingSo, we'll go no more a roving…12 lines
- I died for Beauty—but was scarceI died for Beauty — but was scarce…12 lines
- The Brain — is wider than the SkyThe brain is wider than the sky,…12 lines
- Wild Nights — Wild Nights!Wild nights! Wild nights!…12 lines
- The Arrow and the SongI shot an arrow into the air,…13 lines
- Love's PhilosophyThe fountains mingle with the river…16 lines
- When I Am Dead, My Dearest (Song)When I am dead, my dearest,…16 lines
- The Ocean Said to Me OnceThe ocean said to me once,…19 lines
- The Star (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)Twinkle, twinkle, little star,…20 lines
- RequiescatTread lightly, she is near…21 lines