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Famous Shrewder Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Shrewder poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous shrewder poems. These examples illustrate what a famous shrewder poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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...est -- be extant --
It take the Tale for true --
That "Whatsoever Ye shall ask --
Itself be given You" --

But I, grown shrewder -- scan the Skies
With a suspicious Air --
As Children -- swindled for the first
All Swindlers -- be -- infer --...Read more of this...
by Dickinson, Emily



...I get accustomed -- but then the Tomb
Like other new Things -- shows largest -- then --
And smaller, by Habit --

It's shrewder then
Put the Thought in advance -- a Year --
How like "a fit" -- then --
Murder -- wear!...Read more of this...
by Dickinson, Emily
...orth in other ways; 
See my neck and save your own: 
Comrades all, leave ill alone. 

"Make some day a decent end, 
Shrewder fellows than your friend. 
Fare you well, for ill fare I: 
Live lads, and I will die."...Read more of this...
by Housman, A E
...tor:
"Not so, small sage!
This thing is just.
For, look you,
Are not they who possess the flowers
Stronger, bolder, shrewder
Than they who have none?
Why should the strong --
The beautiful strong --
Why should they not have the flowers?"
Upon reflection, the tutor bowed to the ground,
"My lord," he said,
"The stars are displaced
By this towering wisdom."...Read more of this...
by Crane, Stephen

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