Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
Song—the Battle Of Sherramuir
"O CAM ye here the fight to shun,Or herd the sheep wi' me, man?Or were ye at the Sherra-moor,Or did the battle see, man?"I saw the battle, sair and..
© Robert Burns
Song—the Gallant Weaver
WHERE Cart rins rowin' to the sea,By mony a flower and spreading tree,There lives a lad, the lad for me,He is a gallant Weaver.O, I had wooers aught..
© Robert Burns
Ballad On Mr. Heron's Election—no. 3
'TWAS in the seventeen hunder yearO' grace, and ninety-five,That year I was the wae'est manOf ony man alive.In March the three-an'-twentieth morn,The..
© Robert Burns
Epigram On The Said Occasion
O DEATH, had'st thou but spar'd his life,Whom we this day lament,We freely wad exchanged the wife,And a' been weel content.Ev'n as he is, cauld in..
© Robert Burns
Versified Note To Dr. Mackenzie, Mauchline
FRIDAY first's the day appointedBy the Right Worshipful anointed,To hold our grand procession;To get a blad o' Johnie's morals,And taste a swatch o'..
© Robert Burns
Lines Inscribed Under Fergusson's Portrait
CURSE on ungrateful man, that can be pleased,And yet can starve the author of the pleasure.O thou, my elder brother in misfortune,By far my elder..
© Robert Burns
Oh You Knid, You Are Vile And Vermicious....
Oh you Knid, you are vile and vermicious!You are slimy and soggy and squishous!But what do we care'Cause you can't get in here,So hop it and don't..
© Roald Dahl
Veruca Salt, The Little Brute
'Veruca Salt, the little brute,Has just gone down the garbage chute,(And as we very rightly thoughtThat in a case like this we oughtTo see the thing..
© Roald Dahl
The Rowing Song
Round the world and home againThat's the sailor's wayFaster faster, faster fasterThere's no earthly way of knowingWhich direction we are goingThere's..
© Roald Dahl
There's No Earthly Way Of Knowing
There's no earthly way of knowingWhich direction they are going!There's no knowing where they're rowing,Or which way they river's flowing!Not a speck..
© Roald Dahl
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary, quite contraryHow does your garden grow?'I live with my brat in a high-rise flat,So how in the world would I know.'
© Roald Dahl
If You Are Old And Have The Shakes
'If you are old and have the shakes,If all your bones are full of aches,If you can hardly walk at all,If living drives you up the wall,If you're a..
© Roald Dahl
The Crocodile
'No animal is half as vileAs Crocky-Wock, the crocodile.On Saturdays he likes to crunchSix juicy children for his lunchAnd he especially enjoysJust..
© Roald Dahl
Excerpt –
'This famous wicked little taleShould never have been put on saleIt is a mystery to meWhy loving parents cannot seeThat this is actually a bookAbout..
© Roald Dahl
Candy Man
Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dewCover it in chocolate and a miracle or twoThe candy man, the candy man canThe candy man can 'cause he..
© Roald Dahl
I Had A Little Nut-Tree,
I had a little nut-tree,Nothing would it bear.I searched in all its branches,But not a nut was there.'Oh, little tree,' I begged,'Give me just a..
© Roald Dahl
Dear Friends, We Surely All Agree
'Dear friends, we surely all agreeThere's almost nothing worse to seeThan some repulsive little bumWho's always chewing chewing gum.(It's very near..
© Roald Dahl
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddleWe're all on the fiddleAnd never get up until noon.We only take cashWhich we carefully stashAnd we work by the light of the moon.
© Roald Dahl
I Want It Now
Gooses, geesesI want my geese to lay gold eggs for easterAt least a hundred a dayAnd by the wayI want a feastI want a bean feastCream buns and..
© Roald Dahl
Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop
'Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop!The great big greedy nincompoop!How long could we allow this beastTo gorge and guzzle, feed and feastOn everything he..
© Roald Dahl
I'Ve Got A Golden Ticket
I never thought my life could beAnything but catastropheBut suddenly I begin to seeA bit of good luck for me'Cause I've got a golden ticketI've got a..
© Roald Dahl
My Teacher Wasn'T Half As Nice As Yours Seems To Be
'My teacher wasn't half as nice as yours seems to be.His name was Mister Unsworth and he taught us history.And when you didn't know a date he'd get..
© Roald Dahl
The Three Little Pigs
The animal I really dig,Above all others is the pig.Pigs are noble. Pigs are clever,Pigs are courteous. However,Now and then, to break this rule,One..
© Roald Dahl
Pure Imagination
Come with me and you'll beIn a world of pure imaginationTake a look and you'll seeInto your imaginationWe'll begin with a spinTrav'ling in the world..
© Roald Dahl