Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez MejíasBy Federico García Lorca1. La cogida y la muerte A las cinco de la tarde. Eran las cinco en punto de la tarde. Un niño trajo...LoveHeartache & LossNatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesVerse FormsBalladStanza FormsMixedQuatrainTechniquesRefrainTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 14 more
To Certain CriticsBy Countee CullenThen call me traitor if you must, Shout treason and default! Say I betray a sacred trust Aching beyond...Social CommentariesVerse FormsBalladAnger
Saturday’s ChildBy Countee CullenSome are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle; I cut my teeth as the black ...LivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsBirthVerse FormsBalladAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGriefMelancholy & Despair + 4 more
IncidentBy Countee CullenOnce riding in old Baltimore, Heart-filled, head-filled with glee, I saw a Baltimorean Keep looking ...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingYouthVerse FormsBalladAngerDisappointment
A Brown Girl DeadBy Countee CullenWith two white roses on her breasts, White candles at head and feet, Dark Madonna of the grave she rests...LivingDeathParenthoodFuneralsVerse FormsBalladGrief
If-ingBy Langston HughesIf I had some small change I’d buy me a mule, Get on that mule and Ride like a fool. If I had some greenbacks...Social CommentariesClassMoney & EconomicsLivingLife ChoicesVerse FormsBalladAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 2 more
Easy BoogieBy Langston HughesDown in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass That ...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifePopular CultureArts & SciencesMusicVerse FormsBalladAnxiety & InsecurityJoy & Contentment + 2 more
Yarrow Visited. September, 1814By William WordsworthAnd is this—Yarrow?—This the stream Of which my fancy cherished, So faithfully, a waking dream? An image that ...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsVerse FormsBalladStanza FormsRhymed StanzaMetersCommon Measure + 2 more
Yarrow RevisitedBy William WordsworthThe gallant Youth, who may have gained, Or seeks, a "winsome Marrow," Was but an Infant in the lap When...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingHealth & IllnessRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesArts & SciencesPhilosophyVerse FormsBalladStanza FormsRhymed StanzaMetersCommon Measure + 7 more
p1Ballad of the Moon MoonBy Federico García LorcaMoon came to the forge in her petticoat of nard The boy looks and looks the boy looks at the Moon In...LoveDesire & PassionNatureStars, Planets, HeavensActivitiesTravels & JourneysVerse FormsBalladTechniquesEpigraphAnxiety & Insecurity + 4 more
Casey at the BatBy Ernest Lawrence ThayerThe outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two with but one...LivingActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesVerse FormsBalladDisappointmentHumorClassicsSports and Outdoor ActivitiesTimeless Treasures + 3 more
The Cremation of Sam McGeeBy Robert W. ServiceThere are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales...NatureWinterWeatherLivingDeathActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesHumor & SatireChristmasVerse FormsBalladStanza FormsRhymed StanzaMetersCommon MeasureHumor + 10 more
Annabel LeeBy Edgar Allan PoeIt was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know...LoveClassic LoveHeartache & LossInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingDeathRelationshipsMythology & FolkloreHorrorVerse FormsBallad + 7 more
So We'll Go No More a RovingBy Lord Byron (George Gordon)So, we'll go no more a roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveLivingSeparation & DivorceSorrow & GrievingTime & BrevityRelationshipsActivitiesTravels & JourneysFarewells & Good LuckVerse FormsBalladMetersCommon MeasureBoredomDisappointment + 10 more
A Red, Red RoseBy Robert BurnsO my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody That’s sweetly...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureTrees & FlowersLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsArts & SciencesMusicAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsBalladMetersCommon Measure + 12 more
And If I Did, What Then?By George Gascoigne“And if I did, what then? Are you aggriev’d therefore? The sea hath fish for every man, And what would...LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedLivingRelationshipsMen & WomenVerse FormsBalladStanza FormsRhymed StanzaMetersCommon MeasureAngerAnxiety & InsecurityBlameOptimism + 9 more
The HighwaymanBy Alfred NoyesPART ONE The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed...LoveHeartache & LossInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentRelationshipsMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismVerse FormsBalladStanza FormsRhymed StanzaBeing Oneself + 7 more
The Haunted OakBy Paul Laurence DunbarPray why are you so bare, so bare, Oh, bough of the old oak-tree; And why, when I go through the shade...NatureTrees & FlowersSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentRace & EthnicityLivingDeathVerse FormsBalladMetersCommon Measure + 4 more
Mr. NobodyBy AnonymousI know a funny little man, As quiet as a mouse, Who does the mischief that is done In everybody’s house...RelationshipsHome LifeVerse FormsBalladDisappointmentHumor
The Shooting of Dan McGrewBy Robert W. ServiceA bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was...Mythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismVerse FormsBallad