One common feature of good poetry is that it says much in few
words. Nowhere is this more apparent than in poets' desciptions of
people. Whether they evoke fondness, dislike, or simply a fascination
with the world around us, these poems make excellent reading.
The Village Blacksmith is a favorite
of many.
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The Chimney Sweeper
by William Blake
the dreams of a young orphan Chimney Sweeper
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Sally In Our Alley
by Henry Carey
There is no lady in the land
Is half so sweet as Sally
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Schoolboys in Winter
by John Clare
boys headed to school on a winter morning
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Buffalo Bill's
by e.e. cummings
who used to ride a
watersmooth-silver stallion
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Nell Barnes
by W. H. Davies
two people who couldn't live with our without each other
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Old Susan
by Walter De La Mare
a chilling description
There, with a thumb to keep her place
She'd read, with stern and wrinkled face.
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The Description of Sir Geoffrey
by Robert Greene
a simple inventory sometimes makes the best description of a person
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A Country Boy in Winter
by Sarah Orne Jewett
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The Village Blacksmith
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
lessons for life from a hard-working man
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Lucinda Matlock
by Edgar Lee Masters
a woman who knew what it was to live a full life
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Mrs. Kessler
by Edgar Lee Masters
it is suprising sometimes to learn what exactly people know about you
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The Witch o' the Golden Hair
by Charles Murray
a bewitching beauty, described in detail
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A Barefoot Boy
by James Whitcomb Riley
looking enviously on a boy without a care
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Richard Cory
by Edwin Arlington Robinson
the classic statement that wealth alone does not bring happiness
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Miniver Cheevy
by Edwin Arlington Robinson
some people see only what they are not, and never see happiness at all
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Bewick Finzer
by Edwin Arlington Robinson
The cleanliness of indigence,
The brilliance of despair,
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Flammonde
by Edwin Arlington Robinson
We cannot know how much we learn
From those who never will return,
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Cliff Klingenhagen
by Edwin Arlington Robinson
we look with wonder at people who take on others' hardships willingly
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Uncle Ananaias
by Edwin Arlington Robinson
storytellers are among the best remembered people from childhood
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To Mistress Margaret Hussey
by John Skelton
a rolling description that tumbles out of your lips
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The Old Professor
by Marshall Putnam Thompson
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The Country Clown
by John Trumbull
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Which are You?
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
There are two kinds of people in the world, but perhaps not the kinds you were thinking of.
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Foes
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
friends are not the only important people in your life
Subject - People