Famous Marring Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Marring poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous marring poems. These examples illustrate what a famous marring poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Since neither man's proud pomp kingly name

by Hafez
Since neither man’s proud pomp & kingly name
Endureth, nor his monumental throne,
Nor honour’d shrine, nor pinnacle of fame;

Since borne in agony to life he came
& in pain too he passeth, one by one
His joys desert him, friendless & alone,

Yea since all lov’d delights their cycles range,
All to their parent elements return,
Air to air, dust to dust,—when Thy Life’s breath,

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