My current favorite metrical short:
Gwendolyn Brooks
We Real Cool
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THE POOL PLAYERS,
SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.[/list]
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin grin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
And, my current favorite, non-met:
Rihaku (Li T'ai Po)
The Jewel Stairs' Grievance
The jewelled steps are already quite white with dew,
It is so late that the dew soaks my gauze stockings,
And I let down the crystal curtain
And watch the moon through the clear autumn.
Translated by: Ezra Pound