Poetry.com »

Search results for: poorhouse

Yee yee! We've found 3 poems matching poorhouse.

Filter by gender:

Sort:Popular A - Z

Poems:

Jack Carl Sandburg	He died in the poorhouse sitting on a bench in the sun telling reminiscences to other old men whose women were dead...	Rate it (3.00 / 2 votes)
A Servant To Servants Robert Frost	You know the old idea--the only asylum Was the poorhouse, and those who could afford, Rather than send their folks to such a place, Kept them at home;...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
Spiders: The Ministry of Webs David Ferguson	of the poorhouse with gaunt visages and incomprehensible mutterings of salvation, begging loose change...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited poetry collection on the web!

The Web's Largest Resource for

Poets, Poems & Poetry

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

July 2022

Poetry Contest

Enter our monthly contest for the chance to win cash prizes and gain recognition for your talent.

Submissions due in...

28

days

13

hours

28

minutes

5 entries submitted — 145 remaining

Our awesome collection of

Promoted Poems

»

Browse Poetry.com

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Quiz

Are you a poetry master?

»

"I walk down the garden paths, and all the daffodils are blowing"

A. Emily Dickinson
B. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
C. Amy Lowell
D. Gwendolyn Brooks