Skip to main content

Collection of classic poems, famous poems, love poems, & more

Classic poem of the day

We count the broken lyres that rest
Where the sweet wailing singers slumber, —
But o'er their silent sister's breast
The wild flowers who will stoop to number?
A few can touch the magic string,
And noisy Fame is proud to win them; —
Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them!

Nay, grieve not for the dead alone
Whose song has told their hearts' sad story, —
Weep for the voiceless, who have k......

Read full poem

Member poem of the day

Dream of smooth craft   dulcet verse as is my wont,
but such folly bears  barred grid smirk,
profound perfume of, meandering willingness an adventuress wayfarer,
immerse yourself in velvet vales extant when presenting oneself,
idle musing is a feeble pursuit not rectifiable nor  fruitful either,
the pursuit of wobbly craft as of popular endorsement disregard,
tap alternatively  into the zestfulness of  silken sibilant surround,
...

...

Read full poem