Famous Handmaiden Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Handmaiden poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous handmaiden poems. These examples illustrate what a famous handmaiden poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles
...n a great multitude,
One glorious flower of many and glorious,
One day found gracious among many days:
Even she whose handmaiden was Love--to whom
At kissing times across her stateliest bed
Kings bowed themselves and shed
Pale wine, and honey with the honeycomb,
And spikenard bruised for a burnt-offering;
Even she between whose lips the kiss became
As fire and frankincense;
Whose hair was as gold raiment on a king,
Whose eyes were as the morning purged with flame,
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