By Laura E. Richards Once there was an elephant,Who tried to use the telephant—No! no! I mean an elephoneWho tried to use the telephone— (Dear me! I am not certain quiteThat even now I’ve got it right.) Howe’er it was, he got his trunkEntangled in the telephunk;The more he tried to get it free,The louder … Read more
By Lewis Carroll ’Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shunThe frumious Bandersnatch!” He took his vorpal sword in hand;Long time the manxome foe he sought—So … Read more
Author Unknown A stargazer out late at night,With eyes and thoughts turned both upright,Tumbled by chance into a well(A dismal story this to tell);He roared and sobbed and roared again,And cursed the ‘Bear’ and ‘Charles’s Wain.’His woeful cries a neighbor brought,Less learned, but wiser far in thought:“My friend,” quoth he, “you’re much misled,With stars to … Read more
When the ache of solitude becomes too heavy to bear, only the most profound Sad poems can truly provide kinship. This curated collection offers refuge for those seeking to validate deep sorrow. Whether you are searching for sad poems about love that capture the pain of a lost connection, or deeply felt poems about depression … Read more
By Edgar Allan Poe It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and … Read more
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn-fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail, That … Read more
By Christina Rossetti Remember me when I am gone away,Gone far away into the silent land;When you can no more hold me by the hand,Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by dayYou tell me of our future that you plann’d:Only remember me; you understandIt will be … Read more
By Emily Dickinson I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, And Mourners to and fro Kept treading—treading—till it seemed That Sense was breaking through— And when they all were seated, A Service, like a Drum— Kept beating—beating—till I thought My mind was going numb— And then I heard them lift a Box And creak across … Read more
By Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like … Read more
By Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –And sore must be the storm –That could abash the little BirdThat kept so many warm – I’ve … Read more