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Poems About Time

Classic poems about time, each in full with a plain summary and an original analysis.

John KeatsKeats Edgar Allan PoePoe William ShakespeareShakespeare Henry Wadsworth LongfellowLongfellow Robert BurnsBurns
11 poems
A Dream within a DreamTake this kiss upon the brow! Edgar Allan Poe Lyric A Psalm of LifeTell me not, in mournful numbers, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Lyric A Red, Red RoseO my Luve’s like a red, red rose, Robert Burns Ballad All the World’s a StageAll the world’s a stage, William Shakespeare Bright StarBright star, would I were stedfast as thou art— John Keats Sonnet Ode on a Grecian UrnThou still unravish’d bride of quietness, John Keats Ode So, We’ll Go No More a RovingSo we’ll go no more a-roving Lord Byron Lyric Sonnet 18Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? William Shakespeare Sonnet The BellsHear the sledges with the bells— Edgar Allan Poe To AutumnSeason of mists and mellow fruitfulness, John Keats Ode To the Virgins, to Make Much of TimeGather ye rosebuds while ye may, Robert Herrick Lyric