Get Your Premium Membership

I Saw a Chapel

 I saw a chapel all of gold 
That none did dare to enter in,
And many weeping stood without,
Weeping, mourning, worshipping.

I saw a serpent rise between
The white pillars of the door,
And he forc'd and forc'd and forc'd,
Down the golden hinges tore.

And along the pavement sweet,
Set with pearls and rubies bright,
All his slimy length he drew
Till upon the altar white

Vomiting his poison out
On the bread and on the wine.
So I turn'd into a sty
And laid me down among the swine.

Poem by William Blake
Biography | Poems | Best Poems | Short Poems | Quotes | Email Poem - I Saw a ChapelEmail Poem | Create an image from this poem

Poems are below...



Summaries, Analysis, and Information on "I Saw a Chapel"

Sorry, no articles found.

More Information

More Poems by William Blake


Book: Reflection on the Important Things