I was not happy with the poetry being taught at my son's school. That led to me to the question what are some poems I like from the classical masters. Here is first list.
Rahul -- I am in awe of the list you have offered. That said, not being a regular reader of poetry, I feel overwhelmed by the volume of your collection. Are you inclined to choose three suggestions to pass along to me?
Rahul -- I am in awe of the list you have offered. That said, not being a regular reader of poetry, I feel overwhelmed by the volume of your collection. Are you inclined to choose three suggestions to pass along to me?
Oh no!!!
Let me give a few - but I guess it changes every day...
IF - Rudyard Kipling
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if---
The arrow and the song - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44624/the-arrow-and-the-song
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43742/sonnets-from-the-portuguese-43-how-do-i-love-thee-let-me-count-the-ways
If thou must love me, let it be for nought By Elizabeth Barrett Browning
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43736/sonnets-from-the-portuguese-14-if-thou-must-love-me-let-it-be-for-nought
Carpe Diem by Robert Frost
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8469247-Carpe-Diem-by-Robert-Frost
The Power of Words - Letitia Elizabeth Landon
https://allpoetry.com/The-Power-Of-Words
Shall earth no more inspire thee - By Emily Brontë
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46312/shall-earth-no-more-inspire-thee
Thank you. 😁