Three Poems by Henry David Thoreau

Here are three short, untitled poems by American writer Henry David Thoreau. Each of two of these poems contains six words; and each of the lines of the third poem, a twelve-word couplet, is a complete sentence of six words.


Better wait
Than be too late.

     ~

The chicadee
Hops near to me.

     ~

In the East fames are won,
In the West deeds are done.


Source of the three poems: The Complete Poetical Works of Henry David Thoreau (2015), written by Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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