Favorite Poet?

[kopfhorer]

Edward Gorey was kind of a poet...and Shel Silverstein...and ROLLINS! Also - Dr. Suess.

Been a Gorey fan for many years now. And while the great Henry Rollins might not be a poet per se, he can sure rock the written word when he wants to!

 

[rwd1731]

Edgar Lee Masters, with appreciation for certain poems by Rudyard Kipling, Oscar Wilde, Thomas Macaulay, and Thomas Moore.

 

[BlasterMaster]

Robert Frost was always a favorite of mine. 😀

 

[DontAskJusTckle]

All this talk about poetry reminds me of a joke I once heard.

Two poets die in the same car crash, and now stand before St. Peter at the Gates of Heaven.

Peter: "We got a little problem here. You see, I got only one open slot for poets. One o' yous will have to wait in Purgatory until another slot opens up."

There was a brief uncomfortable silence.

Peter: "Okay, I think the fair thing to do here is to have a contest. I want both o' yous to write a short poem that contains the word, Timbuktu. You have five minutes."

The two poets work in silent concentration. Five minutes pass.

Peter: "Okay, times up. Let's start with you. First guy. Whaddya got?"

The first poet cleared his throat and recited...

I visited the desert lands
And gazed upon the shimmering sands.
A caravan was passing through,
Its destination, Timbuktu.​

Peter: "Heyyy! That's not bad at all! Okay, second guy. Whaddya got?"

The second poet cleared his throat and recited...

Tim and I a-hunting went
And spied three maidens in a tent.
Since they were three and we were two,
I buck one and Timbuktu!​

 

[giggleBrat]

Rumi

Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī

If Anyone Asks of You/Like This (written panty-remover)

http://www.rumi.org.uk/love_poems.html#IfAnyoneAsksYou